This is a fresh pineapple juice I drank in a restaurant in Phnom Penh. It’s really delicious and fresh – since my tongue could sense its pineapple flavor and sweetness. Still my tongue felt that the sweetness wasn’t completely honest; I think they add sugar into the juice but at a little amount or they use a kind of sugar that I’m not familiar with. … Continue reading Do they add sugar?
I planted morning glory in my balcony garden. Of course, it’s for eating. I don’t know how many ways to plant it, but I use the easy one; buying morning glory from the market, choosing those that have roots, cutting them about one finger length from the roots, and then putting them into soil. Some grow in three days, some take about five days, and … Continue reading It takes about one week to grow
It’s a kind of snack that Cambodian women, especially young and adults, like to eat. The old women don’t because it’s sour. Mostly they are fruits including mango, jujube, jicama and others. The popular one is mango which is made fresh and pickled slices. Though it’s pickled, we Cambodian women eat it with fried fish paste with pork – which is called ‘kapi’ in Khmer … Continue reading Cambodian women’s sour snack
In the afternoon, Wednesday 03, there was a dragonfly coming into my garden. It was quite big. I used to hear from Khmer old people saying that if there are dragonflies, it will rain. Hence, after seeing that dragonfly, I thought it would rain – during these few days. Faster than I thought. In the evening, there was rain and it was heavy. Some parts … Continue reading Informant related to rain
The mother of thousands in my balcony garden are growing well. Now I’m creating a new look by planting it in Khmer basket made of bamboo which is called in Khmer language ‘ជាល (Jeal)’ and ‘ឈ្នាង (Chhneang).’ Moreover I am doing experiments by plating it – in water – and on moss. If it can grow in water/on the moss, it means I will get … Continue reading Having fun with the mother of thousands
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