Making Dteuk Dtray Bpa-aim with Neng

Battambang province, Cambodia - October 18, 2013 - Another fantastic Cambodian condiment recipe, dteuk dtray bpa-aim (sweet fish sauce).

Starting with ingredients. a) dteuk dtray (fish sauce), b) son daik dai (peanuts)

c) ombul dtoom (ripe tamarind)

c) k'dteum baran (onion - just a little bit), d) k'dteum sor (garlic - not this much)

e) s'leuk k'dteum (spring onions), f) madte (chili)

Now the recipe. 1) Crush the peanuts.

2) Add the tamarind and 3 or 4 spoonfuls of sugar, depending how sweet you want it.

3) Mix that up a little.

4) Cut up the chili, garlic, and onion.

5) Mash.

6) Add to the fish sauce.

7) Stir.

8) Garnish with chopped spring onion, and that's it.

It is eaten with fresh greens...

... and grilled fish.

We also ate it with some quails and sour morning glory soup.