Culture

Twisted ampil teuk pods, or Manila tamarind, display their sweet white pulp and black seeds on a simple plate, celebrating...

The adze is crooked because of its handle; the child is foolish because of its parents. This Khmer proverb reminds...

Tart, bright, and quietly essential, bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi) is one of Southeast Asia’s most overlooked culinary fruits. This small, cucumber-shaped...

A living Sternocera aequisignata jewel beetle (សត្វកំភេ) from Kratie, Cambodia, shimmering metallic green in a villager’s hand, reveals the quiet...

Seventh-century Harihara from Phnom Da, now reunited in Phnom Penh’s National Museum, embodies Cambodia’s early Hindu heritage and powerful spirit...

The article briefly explains that the proverb “ត្រីមួយត្រក ស្អុយមួយស្អុយទាំងអស់” teaches how one corrupt person, like one rotten fish in a...

Vivid Plumbago indica, or scarlet leadwort, blooms in a quiet Cambodian garden, revealing the subtle poetry of Cambodia’s everyday tropical...

A Khmer folktale tells how twelve abandoned sisters fall prey to an ogress, until the youngest’s son, Puthisen, saves his...

How Theravada Buddhism shaped Cambodia’s history, festivals and daily life—and what its living pagodas reveal about Khmer culture today.

Gatilok, compiled by Suttantaprija Ind, is a classic collection of 112 Khmer folktales and poems blending wit, poetry, and Buddhist...