- Any taste
- Savory9
- Spicy1
- Sweet4
- Sour1
- Smoky1
- Rich2
- Fresh2
- Any ingredient
- Beef3
- Pork5
- Chicken1
- Fish6
- Seafood1
- Egg2
- Beans & tofu2
- Rice9
- Wheat & flour1
- Vegetables2
- Any type
- Main dish4
- Soup & stew2
- Noodles & pasta3
- Rice dish2
- Street food1
- Dessert2
- Snack1
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How to pronounce Beef lok lak
Beef lok lak is written ឡុកឡាក់ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /lok lak/. In plain English letters that is LOK LAHK, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.
What is Beef lok lak?
Beef lok lak is a main dish of Cambodia. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are beef, rice and egg. It tastes savory.
Where Beef lok lak comes from
Beef lok lak is one of 15 signature dishes of Cambodia on this map.
- Samlor korkor សម្លកកូរ
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- Prahok ប្រហុក
Prahok is a salted, fermented fish paste and one of the foundations of Cambodian cooking.
- Bai sach chrouk បាយសាច់ជ្រូក
Bai sach chrouk, "rice and pork", is a common Cambodian breakfast.
- Samlor machu សម្លម្ជូរ
Samlor machu, "sour soup", is the Khmer name for a whole family of sour soups.
- Num ansom នំអន្សម
Num ansom is a traditional Khmer cylinder-shaped cake of glutinous rice, filled with sugar banana, jackfruit or pork.
- Kralan ក្រឡាន
Kralan is the Cambodian version of sticky rice roasted in bamboo.
Dishes like Beef lok lak in other countries
Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Beef lok lak:
- Bandeja paisa
The bandeja paisa, "paisa platter", is a huge meal on one plate: red beans cooked with pork, white rice, minced beef, chorizo, crisp pork belly called chicharrón, a fried egg, ripe plantain, avocado and a small arepa.
- Silpancho
Silpancho is a layered plate from Cochabamba: white rice, boiled and fried potato slices, a thin breaded beef cutlet pounded very wide, chopped tomato and onion salad with locoto chilli, and one or two fried eggs on top.
- Bibimbap 비빔밥
Bibimbap simply means "mixed rice": a bowl of warm rice topped with seasoned vegetables, often beef and an egg, all stirred together with chilli paste just before eating.
- Or lam ເອາະຫຼາມ
Or lam is a thick, peppery stew from Luang Prabang, the old royal capital of Laos.