Lort Cha (ឡតឆា) — Cambodian Food Encyclopedia
Stir-fried short rice noodles with beef, bean sprouts, and chives — a popular night market dish.
What is Lort Cha?
Stir-fried short rice noodles with beef, bean sprouts, and chives — a popular night market dish.
- Price range: $1.50–3
- Spice level: No spice
- Best cities to try it: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang
- Best eaten at night markets where the wok is blazing hot. Always get the fried egg on top.
Lort Cha
$1.50–3ឡតឆា
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Lort Cha is a beloved night market dish featuring short, thick rice noodles stir-fried with beef, bean sprouts, Chinese chives, and a generous amount of soy and oyster sauce. The noodles develop crispy edges from the blazing wok heat while staying chewy inside. Often topped with a fried egg, this is quintessential Cambodian street food at its most satisfying.
Key Ingredients
- short rice noodles
- beef
- bean sprouts
- Chinese chives
- soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- egg
- garlic
Dietary Information
✓ dairy-free
Insider Tip
Best eaten at night markets where the wok is blazing hot. Always get the fried egg on top.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lort Cha is typically made with short rice noodles, beef, bean sprouts, Chinese chives, soy sauce, oyster sauce, egg and garlic.
Lort Cha has a spice level of "No spice".
The listed price range for Lort Cha is $1.50–3.
More Rice & Noodles Dishes
- Bobor (Rice Porridge) (បបរ)
- Mee Katang (មីកាតាំង)
- Red Curry Noodles (នំបញ្ចុកសម្លខ្មែរ)
- Bai Sach Chrouk (បាយសាច់ជ្រូក)
- Lok Lak (ឡុកឡាក់)
- Num Banh Chok (នំបញ្ចុក)
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