On the way back from our visit to Sothy’s Pepper Farm, Linda had one goal. She wanted to find a roadside stall selling corn.
She asked Paul and me to keep an eye out as we drove along. Even after miles without spotting a single stall, Paul wasn’t worried. He was convinced we’d come across one eventually. I wasn’t nearly as optimistic, but just as we were about to give up, we spotted a small roadside stall.
The stall was run by a young mother while her twin toddlers played nearby. Besides corn, she was selling coconut pudding, and some other fruits and vegetables. Linda bought a whole bunch of corn, along with some sweet potatoes and coconut pudding, and we took it all back to Prey Theat.
By the time we got back, the corn was still warm. We ate it straight off the cob, with no butter, no salt, and nothing else, and it was so good.
Corn is a popular snack in Cambodia, and you’ll often see small roadside stalls and market vendors selling boiled or grilled ears of corn. Most of the corn you’ll find is waxy corn, which is quite different from the sweet corn many of us are used to. The kernels are less sweet and have a firmer, slightly chewy texture. It might sound unusual if you’ve never tried it before, but it’s surprisingly good and makes a great snack.
