Finally! |
Western-ish breakfast in an open air restaurant. A toasted, buttery baguette with a mixed veggie omelet and a side of fresh fruit (mango, pinapple, watermelon). We were decadent and ordered a thick chewy banana pankcake and 2 sickenly sweet iced coffees each. We had been asking for no sugar in our coffee, then realized it tasted like motor oil without the sugar overload.
Then we embarked on a long bus ride to Battambang. If Cambodia had more than 2 paved roads the journey would have been 30 minutes. It took us 6 + hours. These 6 hours were spent on an old hand-me down bus that frequently stopped to load or unload passengers on the side of the road. It also blared cheesy 70s-era Chinese fight movies dubbed in Khmer. When the movie finished the ballads started. This would have been bearable but the failing sound system made it sound like a dying bird.
Sticky rice, beans and coconut shavings steamed inside some bamboo |
I removed most of the "flossy pork" before eating. |
Misery aside, we got to stop at an interesting roadside “food court” to pee and eat. Amongst the offerings were deep fried sparrow and fried cicadas. I chose the safe rice-in-a-stick and sweet, eggy cake with “flossy pork.”