Ansam Chruk (អន្សមជ្រូក) — Cambodian Food Encyclopedia
Savory sticky rice cake filled with pork and mung beans, wrapped in banana leaves.
What is Ansam Chruk?
Savory sticky rice cake filled with pork and mung beans, wrapped in banana leaves.
- Price range: $0.75–2
- Spice level: No spice
- Best cities to try it: Phnom Penh, Battambang, Siem Reap
- The savory version is heartier than the sweet banana one. Great as a portable breakfast or snack.
Ansam Chruk
$0.75–2អន្សមជ្រូក
🍰 Desserts & Sweetssnackbreakfast🌶️ No spice
Ansam Chruk is the savory cousin of Num Ansom — a cylindrical sticky rice cake stuffed with a filling of seasoned pork and mung beans, wrapped tightly in banana leaves and boiled for hours. The rice becomes dense and slightly translucent, absorbing the flavors of the pork fat and banana leaf. It's particularly popular during Pchum Ben and other ceremonies, but available year-round at markets.
Key Ingredients
- sticky rice
- pork belly
- mung beans
- coconut milk
- fish sauce
- banana leaves
Dietary Information
✓ gluten-free✓ dairy-free
Insider Tip
The savory version is heartier than the sweet banana one. Great as a portable breakfast or snack.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ansam Chruk is typically made with sticky rice, pork belly, mung beans, coconut milk, fish sauce and banana leaves.
Ansam Chruk has a spice level of "No spice".
The listed price range for Ansam Chruk is $0.75–2.
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