Snail Stir-fry (ឆាខ្យង) — Cambodian Food Encyclopedia
Street snails stir-fried with lemongrass, chili, and Thai basil — a beloved beer snack.
What is Snail Stir-fry?
Street snails stir-fried with lemongrass, chili, and Thai basil — a beloved beer snack.
- Price range: $1.50–4
- Spice level: Medium
- Best cities to try it: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville
- Use a toothpick to extract the meat. The sauce at the bottom of the bowl is the best part — dip bread in it.
Snail Stir-fry
$1.50–4ឆាខ្យង
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Cha Khyong is a popular Cambodian street food where freshwater or sea snails are stir-fried in a fragrant mix of lemongrass, chili, garlic, and Thai basil. The snails are small and eaten by sucking the meat from the shell. Served in big bowls at beer gardens and night markets, they're the quintessential accompaniment to cold beer on a hot evening. The aromatic sauce that pools at the bottom is soaked up with bread.
Key Ingredients
- snails
- lemongrass
- chili
- garlic
- Thai basil
- fish sauce
- sugar
Dietary Information
✓ gluten-free✓ dairy-free✓ pescatarian
Insider Tip
Use a toothpick to extract the meat. The sauce at the bottom of the bowl is the best part — dip bread in it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Snail Stir-fry is typically made with snails, lemongrass, chili, garlic, Thai basil, fish sauce and sugar.
Snail Stir-fry has a spice level of "Medium".
The listed price range for Snail Stir-fry is $1.50–4.
More Seafood Dishes
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- Dried Fish (ត្រីងៀត)
- Fried Shrimp Cake (នំបង្គា)
- Crab Fried Rice (បាយឆាក្ដាម)
- Clam Stir-fry (ឆាក្រែម)
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