Num Ansom (នំអន្សម) — Cambodian Food Encyclopedia
Sticky rice cake with banana or pork wrapped in banana leaves — festival favorite.
What is Num Ansom?
Sticky rice cake with banana or pork wrapped in banana leaves — festival favorite.
- Price range: $0.50–1.50
- Spice level: No spice
- Best cities to try it: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang
- Most commonly available during Pchum Ben (September/October). The banana version is sweeter and easier to find.
Num Ansom
$0.50–1.50នំអន្សម
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Num Ansom is Cambodia's traditional rice cake, most commonly prepared during Pchum Ben (Ancestors' Day) and other festivals. Sticky rice is filled with either banana (the sweet version) or pork with mung beans (the savory version), wrapped tightly in banana leaves, and steamed for hours until the rice becomes dense and slightly translucent. The banana leaf imparts a gentle, earthy fragrance.
Key Ingredients
- sticky rice
- banana or pork
- mung beans
- coconut milk
- banana leaves
Dietary Information
✓ gluten-free✓ dairy-free
Insider Tip
Most commonly available during Pchum Ben (September/October). The banana version is sweeter and easier to find.
Frequently Asked Questions
Num Ansom is typically made with sticky rice, banana or pork, mung beans, coconut milk and banana leaves.
Num Ansom has a spice level of "No spice".
The listed price range for Num Ansom is $0.50–1.50.
More Desserts & Sweets Dishes
- Khmer Ice Cream Sandwich (នំប៉័ងការ៉េម)
- Num Kong (នំកង)
- Cha Houy Teuk (ចាហួយទឹក)
- Sticky Rice with Mango (បាយដំណើប)
- Num Tom (នំតុំ)
- Ansam Chruk (អន្សមជ្រូក)
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