Cambodian Noodles

Foods are one of God’s greatest masterpieces; he was rite on point. Food isn’t just something you eat to survive and stay full, food is an unique art which satisfies us in a very indescribable way. A lot of adjectives were invented, but still, no word has come close to describe the word “Food”. It is to me, a very important source, it makes me feel very good after having eaten it. And I dun think it’s only me, everyone in the world must’ve felt the same. It does not like fills up your tummy, but also your expectations. But of course, it can sometime makes people hate it, when it tastes very bad and when it gets way too addictive. 

Noodles, same as rice and bread, is one of the most eaten food in the world. It can be eaten everywhere and anytime and almost anywhere around the world. It is not just widely known and eaten by Asians, but it is also well liked and eaten by Europeans and Americans. Actually, most of the world’s best noodles serving restaurants are from somewhere else rather than Asia. I do not mean that there is no good noodles serving restaurant here in Asia, but it seems like the countries apart from Asia think of noodles as more of a big deal than us. They do not eat as much or as often as we Asians do, but I bet they think of noodles as a homemade which has nothing special, but just a bowl of it definitely can make anyone’s day. It is considered as one of the main food, but to people, noodles somehow looks and feels slightly more special than rice or bread. 

Noodles are made from unleavened dough, and the shape and size will be decided after that. There is no specific shape or size of noodles, it depends on the cultures of that area or place or city or country. But whatever it is, we all do like it so much, that’s all that matter, isn’t it? We just have to thank the great Chinese for the making of noodles some 4000 years ago. Noodles have a rich 4000 years old history of their own, even older than Angkor Wat. Over the years, different types of noodles has been created and developed, from the famous Ramen of Korea to the famous Udon of Japan and many more varieties mostly in Southeast Asia. 

We do not eat noodles as often as rice here in Cambodia, but most of the adults here have noodles soup almost every morning. There are more noodles serving breakfast place than rice serving ones. Noodles have been here for a long time that are noodle serving restaurants hanging their old fotos, some are as old as nearly three decades. They might as well be not as delicious or tasteful as having rice with many many side dishes, but noodles are those very few foods I would not mind if I happened to have to eat it everyday. You just cannot get sick of it! 

We can get noodles almost everywhere, you can get it while on a trip to whatever province in Cambodia there is, you can find in almost all the streets corners and main streets here in Phnom Penh. It doesn't really matter where they serve it, whether it’s on a streets or in luxury restaurants, people will find it and they will eat it. It’s something everyone can get go and grab and desit, there is no complications to it.