Bi pong moun
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Bi pong moun is a Cambodian
dish, consisting of fried eggs
and white rice
. Beaten eggs are preferred and herbs are added for flavor. Unbeaten eggs are usually cooked until crisp on one side and somewhat raw on the other side. Salt and soy sauce
are used to flavor the eggs, and soy sauce can also be applied to the rice. Due to the wide availability of eggs and rice in Cambodia, bi pong moun is a common dish, filling rather than gourmet. It is a cheap dish which is simple to prepare, such as instant ramen
or macaroni and cheese
.
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
dish, consisting of fried eggs
Egg (food)
Eggs are laid by females of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and have probably been eaten by mankind for millennia. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen , and vitellus , contained within various thin membranes...
and white rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
. Beaten eggs are preferred and herbs are added for flavor. Unbeaten eggs are usually cooked until crisp on one side and somewhat raw on the other side. Salt and soy sauce
Soy sauce
Soy sauce is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds, along with water and salt...
are used to flavor the eggs, and soy sauce can also be applied to the rice. Due to the wide availability of eggs and rice in Cambodia, bi pong moun is a common dish, filling rather than gourmet. It is a cheap dish which is simple to prepare, such as instant ramen
Instant noodles
Instant noodles are dried or precooked noodles and are often sold with packets of flavoring including seasoning oil. Dried noodles are usually eaten after being cooked or soaked in boiling water for 2 to 5 minutes, while precooked noodles can be reheated or eaten straight from the packet...
or macaroni and cheese
Macaroni and cheese
Macaroni and cheese, also known as "mac and cheese", "macaroni cheese" in British English, or "macaroni pie" in Caribbean English, is a casserole consisting of cooked macaroni and cheese sauce...
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Variations
- Bi pong moun c'loc - Beaten eggs with a choice of varieties of herbs, served with rice but usually without soy sauce
- Bi pong moun mool - Unbeaten eggs cooked until crisp, yolk kept raw. This variation is eaten mainly with soy sauce and rice.
- Bong moun ngpong - Deep-fried eggs eaten as a snack, generally without rice.