Cambodia is an agriculture country with tropical climate of dry and wet. Many tropical plants are growing well with Cambodia soil and climate. Fruits and vegetables are abundant in the country. Below listed are Khmer vegetables which are growing in Cambodia with their Khmer names.
1. Slerk Bas (Bas leaf) – (ស្លឹកបាស)
Slerk Bas
This is a kind of Khmer vegetable which I couldn’t find its English name. It’s growing as vines, leaves are light green when young and become dark green when old. It has while color flowers and bearing fruits look like cucumber, but just as big as finger, the fruit is red when ripe. Slerk Bas can grow from its ripe fruit, also can grow from its mature vines, it’s very easy to grow. However, the plant is growing for its young leaves only. Cambodia people like to have Slerk Bas as vegetable for their soup such as Samlor Korko, Samlor Proher, or just normal soup with fish. My mom like to cook Slerk Bas with sweet potatos and minced pork. It created a natural sweet soup.
