- 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 Num plae ai
Num plae ai is written នំផ្លែអាយ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /nom plaə ʔaːj/. In plain English letters that is num PLAY eye, 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 Num plae ai?
Num plae ai is a dessert of Cambodia. People usually eat it at teatime. Its main ingredients are rice. It tastes sweet.
Where Num plae ai comes from
Num plae ai is one of 15 signature dishes of Cambodia on this map.
- Beef lok lak ឡុកឡាក់
Lok lak is marinated, stir-fried beef, now eaten so widely in Cambodia that it is considered one of the national dishes.
- Samlor korkor សម្លកកូរ
Samlor korko, "stirred soup", is a traditional Cambodian soup counted among the national dishes, sometimes called the Cambodian ratatouille.
- 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.
Dishes like Num plae ai in other countries
Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Num plae ai:
- Mango sticky rice ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง
Khao niao mamuang pairs ripe mango with glutinous rice cooked and then soaked in coconut milk sweetened with palm or coconut sugar and a pinch of salt.
- Shwe yin aye ရွှေရင်အေး
Shwe yin aye is a traditional Burmese cold dessert associated with Thingyan, the water festival of the Burmese New Year in April.
- Timphan
Timphan, also called jeumphan, is a steamed banana dumpling and a traditional kue, or sweet snack, of Aceh.
- Tibok-tibok tibuk-tibuk
Tibok-tibok, tibuktíbuk in Kapampangan, is a dessert pudding from the province of Pampanga, made mainly from the milk of the carabao, the water buffalo, and galapóng, ground soaked glutinous rice.