Fruits of Cambodia - Cambodia is very rich in tropical fruits, sweet and tasty - Try the fruits of Cambodia

Every South East Asian country has similar fruits, yet the same fruit may taste totally different in Cambodia than the same Thai fruits of Philippine fruits. Different soil, difference in rainy and dry season and other factors may contribute to this exotic difference.

Fruits of Cambodia on a small provincial market

Typical most frequent fruits are:

• Water melon
• A variety of different bananas
• Papaya
• Pineapple
• Mango
• Durian
• Dragon fruit
• Pomelo
• And many many more - just come and try them all!

As a general rule you find all the Philippine fruits also in Cambodia. A very few of the Philippine fruits are missing in Cambodia: Strawberries and Blueberries. These grow only in the much cooler high altitude mountains of the Northern Philippines.

All other tropical fruits can be found here. Very special are the large and very sweet / tasty Cambodian mango. Also very recommended the Dragon fruit, as in the Philippines but more abundant and on markets you often see tiny mountains of Cambodian dragon fruit.

North of Siem Reap you see red bananas, never seen elsewhere before but I missed to taste them. May be next time.

A few fruits are imported, mainly from China and Vietnam, such as some oranges, grapes, apples, pears.

If you love fruits, you find a sweet exotic cocktail of fresh local fruits for your vitamin oriented gourmet diet. Ask for Khmer fruits and avoid imported fruits. Local Khmer fruits usually are more tasty and much cheaper.

It is common to offer a variety of fresh local fruits as desert in many restaurants and hotels in Cambodia. A daily dose of fresh fruits assures you have all the daily needed vitamins to strengthen your body and immune system and thus to make doctors obsolete in your life.

Love and Bliss

hans