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Nom Krouk Khmer are little round cakes made from rice flour and coconut cream
Learn about the identity of Nom Krouk: Why are they called Nom Krouk? Nom Krouk is an ancient Khmer cake made from ground rice mixed with rice flour, coconut flakes, and poured into clay pots with small holes for pouring. Then, they are stacked together to form boxes that can be quickly baked by hand.
1- This batter is called batter so as not to be confused with other batters for a simple reason. First, when the batter is poured into a hot pan with a smooth coating of fat, the batter makes a sizzling sound and cracks. When the batter is slightly cooked but still a little raw in the middle, the batter is removed from one hole of the pan and placed with the batter in the other hole of the pan. Then, the batter is turned upside down to cook until it is completely browned on the outside but soft and delicious on the inside.
2- The history of this cake is also related to the story of the son of a Khmer king during the Funan period, who at that time had two young children playing together. Both sons were the sons of King Ko Sopheaktra.
The eldest son, <King Yasorakh>, was a child who was very gentle, kind, and learned martial arts, loved Khmer, and knew the arts very well.
The younger son, <King Krouk>, was a gentle, kind, and gentle child who loved making food and cakes, and knew how to make round cakes, which he named after his name, <King Krouk>.
3- Some old opinions say that the name of this cake came from the popular dialect used in the village, which is the full phrase "Nom Ambaeng krouk", which has the word Krouk in the Khmer language, which comes from the Khmer word "Krouk Ma Plork, Krork Mo Plouk" because this cake is often made in the early morning, when people have leftover rice from the evening and don't know what to do with it, so they create the tradition of turning rice into this delicious cake with Krouk Chok Ambaeng to attract people to get up from sleep and gather together to have fun with their families and relatives.
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4- In addition, some other old opinions say that in the early days, Khmer people believed that Cambodia had a demon who was the guardian of the river and the plains around the Tonle Sap. This demon was called Krouk, had a large body, a big belly, ate a lot, and liked to sleep and snored, making the sound of the river gurgling. Normally, during the festival, the villagers bring food to the river demon temple to pray for good health, so that the demon will not cause floods, storms, or flood the huts of the poor villagers living in the lowlands. During the high tide season, most of the villagers living on the river do not have enough rice to eat because they live in flooded areas and travel is difficult. Sometimes the rice in the rice barns is destroyed by floods, so there is not much to eat except fish. During the Pchum festival, some poor villagers do not have enough rice to make cakes to offer to the river demon, the guardian of the river. In order to make a sacrifice to their ancestors, they would mix and match the flavors of the rice cake by grinding it with flour, adding coconut flakes, rolling it into a cake, arranging it in a basket, and wrapping it in banana leaves. Then they take it to the river demon temple to offer it to their ancestors and the sacred spirits who guard the river. In ancient times, locals often called this cake "Nom Ambaeng Sen Arak Krak". Over time, this cake was popularly shortened to "Nom Krouk Krouk".
5-The sad history of the cake. In the beginning, there was a couple who swore an oath to each other, no matter what obstacles they faced, they would never part. The reason for this oath was because the man was the son of a farmer, while the woman was the daughter of a wealthy village chief. Later, the man tried to save some money and went to marry the village chief's bride, but the village chief rejected him. Not only did he not accept her, he also sent his bodyguards to beat the man. Later, their hopes were dashed because the village chief took his daughter to other Man that work at district. On the day of the wedding, the village chief prepared a trap to dig a pit to kill the man, but the daughter overheard and ran away to tell her lover. But she ended up falling into her own father's pit. When he saw his beloved woman fall to her death in front of him like this, the man jumped after them, killing them both. After the locals heard about this, they all made half a cake at a time and put it together to commemorate the sad couple who vowed never to be separated.
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[[https://sovanlili.wordpress.com/2020/05/25/preah-kaoneak-khmer-history-tale-190/>> (January 2025)
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