Khmer Ice Cream Sandwich (នំប៉័ងការ៉េម) — Cambodian Food Encyclopedia
Colorful ice cream scoops in a fluffy bun with toppings — Cambodia's favorite frozen treat.
What is Khmer Ice Cream Sandwich?
Colorful ice cream scoops in a fluffy bun with toppings — Cambodia's favorite frozen treat.
- Price range: $0.25–1
- Spice level: No spice
- Best cities to try it: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang, everywhere
- Look for the iconic colorful carts with a glass display. Try coconut and taro flavors for the most Khmer experience.
Khmer Ice Cream Sandwich
$0.25–1នំប៉័ងការ៉េម
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Cambodia's take on the ice cream sandwich uses a soft, slightly sweet bread roll (num pang) split open and stuffed with scoops of colorful ice cream — typically coconut, taro, jackfruit, or durian flavors. Toppings include corn, peanuts, sticky rice, palm seeds, and a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk. Vendors push carts with glass displays showing all the flavors.
Key Ingredients
- bread roll
- ice cream
- corn
- peanuts
- sticky rice
- condensed milk
- palm seeds
Where to Find
- ice cream carts
- parks
- temple areas
- markets
Best Cities
Dietary Information
✓ vegetarian
Insider Tip
Look for the iconic colorful carts with a glass display. Try coconut and taro flavors for the most Khmer experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Khmer Ice Cream Sandwich is typically made with bread roll, ice cream, corn, peanuts, sticky rice, condensed milk and palm seeds.
Khmer Ice Cream Sandwich has a spice level of "No spice".
The listed price range for Khmer Ice Cream Sandwich is $0.25–1.
More Desserts & Sweets Dishes
- Num Kong (នំកង)
- Cha Houy Teuk (ចាហួយទឹក)
- Sticky Rice with Mango (បាយដំណើប)
- Num Tom (នំតុំ)
- Ansam Chruk (អន្សមជ្រូក)
- Num Chak Kachan (នំចាក់កញ្ចន់)
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