Pictures

The areca nut (or betel nut) (Khmer: ស្លា sla) is extracted from the ripe areca fruit. Betel nut is traditionally...

Rice People (អ្នកស្រែ) is a 1994 movie directed and co-written by Rithy Panh, a major Cambodian film maker. Rice People...

The Southeast Asian pâté sandwich is best known to Western food lovers by its Vietnamese name: bánh mì. This delicious...

Khmers are a romantic people! This fact is reflected in many areas: poetry, songs, movies, series… even in slogans for...

A Kinnara (Khmer: កិន្នរ ) is a mythical creature from Hindu and Buddhist traditions, described as part human and part...

Picture of the day: A dinosaur in a Khmer temple! The "dinosaur of Ta Prohm" is a bas-relief carving at...

At Banteay Chhmar (បន្ទាយឆ្មារ), in Banteay Meanchey province, you can see rare bas-relief carvings of harpists—bearded sages playing arched harps...

The water spinach, or morning glory (Ipomea aquatica, Khmer: ត្រកួន ), is a very popular vegetable, often cooked in restaurants...

The dried petals of the resin tree (Dipterocarpus alatus, Khmer: ឈើទាល chhoeu teal) in this image are slender, twisted, and...

This intricate bas-relief from Banteay Srei temple depicts the goddess Lakshmi (ព្រះលក្ស្មី) seated on a lotus throne. She is being...