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For years, Phnom Penh has won multiple awards, and would have constant long line-ups for a table. There is just so much this place has to offer when it comes to different exotic dishes. If you never tried, what are you waiting for? Go! Eat your heart out!
***Note: If you know any dishes to share, please leave a comment!
Canh Ga Lan Bot (Phnom Penh Deep-fried Chicken Wings) – Deep-fried chicken wings with garlic, served with a lemon & pepper sauce. S: $8.25 L: $12.95
on Chicken Wings : Soooo these little guys are known as, “Crack Chicken Wings”. Why? They are delicious and addictive (as crack is to addicts). I promise you that you won’t be disappointed, and that I didn’t make up that nick name. Everybody and anybody who has been here knows that this dish is the first to order. It’s that good. Deep fried, then sprinkled with salt/sugar, fried garlic, and green onion, with a side dip made up of lemon juice and pepper. Sweet, salty and sour… Oh my, my mouth is watering just reminiscing on how they danced it’s way towards my mouth. *happy sigh*
Marinated Thit Bo (Butter Beef) – Thinly sliced specialled prepared rare beef on a bed of fried garlic, cilantro and their house special sauce. $13.25 CAD
on Butter Beef : … silky, drool-worthy goodness that literally melts in your mouth. Cliche, I know, but it must be said! Hands down my favourite item we tried and as I write this now, my overactive saliva glands aren’t thrilled that Phnom Penh closed an hour ago. At first glance I was skeptical because it was covered, and I mean wrinkles on Gordon Ramsay’s forehead covered, in my least favourite herb, cilantro. However, not only did I use my fork to push others away from the plate of delicate slices of heaven, I was using it to pitchfork entire bushels of cilantro into my gaping, disbelieving mouth. Needless to say, this dish didn’t become a well-known local favourite by fluke!
Canh Chua Ca (Phnom Penh Hot and Sour Soup with Fish) – Their most exotic soup. Specially prepared with fresh cod, tomato, pineapple, mint leaves and other tropical spices. S: $12.75 L: $25.50
on Canh Chua – Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Fish Soup: Canh chua is certainly an unusual flavour which can be a miss for some palates, but for those who have grown to appreciate the complex balance, it is nothing short of a savory sweet ambrosia. Loaded with fish, bean sprouts, tomatoes, celery, and pineapple, this is definitely one of the healthier options on the menu. The first spoon gives you a hit of sour, but then rounds off to a sweet taste, and just to make sure that really was something sweet you tasted, you go back for a second spoon and ah, yes, can recognize that slight pineapple note. Unsure of whether or not you actually like the soup, you go for a third spoon, with rice, and notice how the blandness of those Jasmine scented grains perfectly balance everything together. By now you’ve realized it’s also got a bit of a spicy kick, and ba-zing! You are now an addict!
Com Xao Trieu Chau (Trieu Chau Fried Rice) – Finely chopped chinese sausage, egg, carrots, green onions and rice. Beautifully spiced and stir-fried to perfection. $9.95
Lychee Milkshake – You just have to try it.
FOOD
Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie (BBP Favourite!)
With kick-ass ambience, stimulating decor and tantalizing modern Chinese tapa-style dishes, it’s no wonder Bao Bei was named “One of Canada’s Best New Restaurants” by Where Magazine in 2010! BBP gives EXTRA kudos for the unique cocktails (get the Guizhou Donkey), sustainable seafood, hormone free/organic meat & free range eggs!
http://www.bao-bei.ca/
New Town Bakery
Where do we start?! Christine has been known to sneak the last Coconut Bun from the box when we weren’t looking. BBQ Pork Buns (Cha Siu Bao) that are so tempting, if we didn’t buy equal numbers, it might be the end of BBP! Enough said!
http://newtownbakery.ca/
Tosi Italian Food Importers
Tosi & Company has been importing scrumptious Italian specialty products into the Lower Mainland since 1906! This family-run business is teeming with chefs from all over Vancouver looking for the finest ingredients like their organic parmesan to make their clientele drool. Go see Angelo…but remember, you can’t just walk through the front door, you gotta ring the bell!
http://tosifoods.com/
TO DO
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
http://vancouverchinesegarden.com
Vancouver Police Museum
http://www.vancouverpolicemuseum.ca
Bijou Blue Plate 