- Samlar machu
"Samlar machu" (សម្លម្ជូរ) is the Khmer term for a
genus ofsour ("machu") soups ("samlar", also "samlor", "salaw", or "salor") popularly known in English as simply "Cambodian sour soup."There are many types of Khmer sour soups, but the most popular variation is "samlor machu moun" (sour chicken soup), which is notable for the use of pickled lime. The sour flavour of the soup comes from the use of
tamarind and certain tangy vegetables such astomato andpineapple , as well as "Tiliacora triandra " leaves. Meat in this type of soup is usually that of eitherchicken ,fish , orpork . In recent times, instead of using fresh tamarind, a powdered tamarind soup base is used. One popular brand is manufactured by Knorr.The soup is similar to the Vietnamese "
canh chua ".External links
* [http://www.khmerkromrecipes.com/recipes/recipe207.html Samlor machu with shrimp] (photo)
* [http://www.khmerkromrecipes.com/recipes/recipe390.html Samlor machu with chicken a lotus roots] (photo)
* [http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/recipes/samla-machou-yuon-the-y-word/ Samlor Machu "Vietnamese-style"]
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