Num Banhchanh (នំបញ្ចញ) — Cambodian Food Encyclopedia
Pandan-flavored steamed rice cake — soft, green, and delicately fragrant.
What is Num Banhchanh?
Pandan-flavored steamed rice cake — soft, green, and delicately fragrant.
- Price range: $0.25–1
- Spice level: No spice
- Best cities to try it: Phnom Penh, Battambang, Siem Reap
- The green color comes from real pandan leaves, not food coloring. Best eaten warm.
Num Banhchanh
$0.25–1នំបញ្ចញ
🍰 Desserts & Sweetsdessertsnack🌶️ No spice
Num Banhchanh is a delicate steamed cake made from rice flour infused with pandan juice, giving it a natural green color and intoxicating floral aroma. The batter is sweetened with palm sugar and enriched with coconut milk, then steamed in small molds. The texture is soft and slightly springy, with the unmistakable perfume of pandan leaf throughout.
Key Ingredients
- rice flour
- pandan juice
- palm sugar
- coconut milk
- salt
Dietary Information
✓ vegan✓ vegetarian✓ gluten-free✓ dairy-free
Insider Tip
The green color comes from real pandan leaves, not food coloring. Best eaten warm.
Frequently Asked Questions
Num Banhchanh is typically made with rice flour, pandan juice, palm sugar, coconut milk and salt.
Num Banhchanh has a spice level of "No spice".
The listed price range for Num Banhchanh is $0.25–1.
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