Num Chak Kachan (នំចាក់កញ្ចន់) — Cambodian Food Encyclopedia
Colorful layered steamed cake made from rice flour, tapioca, and coconut milk.
What is Num Chak Kachan?
Colorful layered steamed cake made from rice flour, tapioca, and coconut milk.
- Price range: $0.50–2
- Spice level: No spice
- Best cities to try it: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang
- The natural colors are stunning. Look for versions made with real pandan and butterfly pea flower.
Num Chak Kachan
$0.50–2នំចាក់កញ្ចន់
🍰 Desserts & Sweetsdessertsnack🌶️ No spice
Num Chak Kachan is a visually stunning layered cake where each colorful stratum is individually steamed before adding the next. Made from a batter of rice flour, tapioca starch, coconut milk, and sugar, each layer is tinted with natural colors — pandan green, butterfly pea blue, and turmeric yellow. The result is a firm, slightly chewy cake that's both beautiful and delicious when sliced to reveal its rainbow cross-section.
Key Ingredients
- rice flour
- tapioca starch
- coconut milk
- sugar
- pandan
- butterfly pea
- turmeric
Where to Find
- markets
- dessert stalls
- festivals
- pagoda celebrations
Best Cities
Dietary Information
✓ vegan✓ vegetarian✓ gluten-free✓ dairy-free
Insider Tip
The natural colors are stunning. Look for versions made with real pandan and butterfly pea flower.
Frequently Asked Questions
Num Chak Kachan is typically made with rice flour, tapioca starch, coconut milk, sugar, pandan, butterfly pea and turmeric.
Num Chak Kachan has a spice level of "No spice".
The listed price range for Num Chak Kachan is $0.50–2.
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