How to pronounce Prahok

Prahok is written ប្រហុក where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /prɑːhok/. In plain English letters that is prah-HOK, 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 Prahok?

Prahok is a snack of Cambodia. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are fish. It tastes savory.

Where Prahok comes from

Prahok is one of 15 signature dishes of Cambodia on this map.

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• Kralan ក្រឡាន · Dessert · Cambodia

  Kralan is the Cambodian version of sticky rice roasted in bamboo.

Food of Cambodia

Dishes like Prahok in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Prahok:

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• Amplang · Snack · East Kalimantan (Samarinda), Indonesia

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• Gwamegi 과메기 · Snack · North Gyeongsang, South Korea

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