Nhom Sdoa (ញុំស្ដៅ)

Sdoa is a kind of vegetable that is available seasonally from October to March in Cambodia. Its taste  is a little bit bitter but tasty. Some people regard it as favorite food some not because its bitterness. it is not only utilize as food but also as traditional medicine. Below I will show all of you how to make Nhom Sdoa cooking.

Ingredients

1. 4 bunches of S’dao, 
2. 60g baconl, boil and slice thinly 
3. 50 g smoked fish, break into small part
4. 2 ripe red tomatoes, slice
5. 1 medium size cucumbe, hash
6. 2tbsp of peanut, pound
7. 1tbsp sugar
8. 1/2tsp salt
9. 1tbsp fish sauce
10. 4 cloves of garlic, chop
11. 2tbsp tamarind juice  or lemon juice
12. 1tsp of Prahok

Instruction

1. Blanch bunches of S'dao in boiling water for a second then remove its leaves and flower from stems and keep it in a large bowl.
2. Add sliced tomato, hashed cucumber, smoked fish and sliced bacon and stir it well
3. Mix the chopped garlic, Prahok, sugar, fish sauce and tamarind juice then cover onto the vegetable mixture.  
   

Note: The amount of tamarind juice and sugar can be adjusted  based on how bitter the Sdao is. If tamarind juice is unavailable, lemon juice is a good substitute.