Hello Diners!
This month our good works take us to Cambodia. Our grantee, Lotus Outreach, aims to empower women and children living in poverty around the world. Together Women Rise is funding Girls Access to Education (GATE), Lotus Outreach’s project that targets high-performing girls who are at risk for leaving school. It works with girls, their families, and community advocates, with a special focus on scholarships and safety. Details
By Tessa Hart, Together Women Rise Cambodia Traveler and Member of Elkins Park, PA Chapter
I had the good fortune to travel to Cambodia with 14 other members of Together Women Rise in November 2024. After I got home, everyone asked: “How was your trip?”, typically followed by: “How was the food?” The second question was easy to answer—the food was great—but the first, not so much. Of course, the trip was wonderful, fascinating, fun—but just too complex and special to sum up in a few words. (In fact, I think I’m still working on understanding everything it meant to me.) What were some of the best things about it, that made it such a standout? Details
Cambodian cuisine, also known as Khmer cuisine, often gets conflated with Thai or Vietnamese cuisine. While it does share similarities with the cuisine of its neighbors, the flavors are different. If one had to choose two ingredients that were definitive of Cambodian cuisine, they would be rice and fish. Rice is so integral to the concept of a meal that the phrase “Niam Bay” which means “eating” actually literally translates to “eating rice” and Cambodians are known to greet one another with “Nyam bai howie nov?” which translates to “Have you eaten rice yet?” Our Cambodian recipe today is Chha Trob (grilled eggplant with stir fried pork) to be served with rice. Details
Mith Samlanh, DFW’s January 2017 featured grantee, recently updated the project’s progress in its interim report. The organization requested and was granted permission to modify its budget, applying some savings realized from materials and food support to family reintegration, one of the most important aspects of the project. Details
Hello Diners!
This month we’ll be paying a visit to Cambodia and cooking up some breakfast. Breakfast for dinner, you ask? What is Linda thinking? Well, I’m thinking that Bai Sach Chrouk (grilled pork served with pickled vegetables and rice) sounds like a mighty fine dinner to me. Although, in Cambodia, this is a very popular breakfast, served up on the streets of the capital, and it’s hard to find this dish past 9 o’clock in the morning. Details
