Christmas, Khmer Style

Our Christmas Day turned out to be a lot of fun. We successfully found the pastor's house (although out tuk tuk driver didn't quite believe us when we were trying to direct him there. I guess it wasn't really a tourist area. The breakfast was very good - hot oatmeal! - and we met some interesting people from around the world. We sang some carols including Jingle Bells which is funny because I can't imagine too many people in Cambodia actually know what a sleigh is.

Singing Christmas Carols

Pastor Ivor & Carol's house

It was around 90 yesterday. In the afternoon we took an English speaking Khmer cooking class. We picked which dishes we wanted to make from the restaurant's menu, went to the market to pick out the ingredients, and prepared the food back in the kitchen. It was a fun experience and I think Adam successfully learned how to make fresh spring rolls, something we had not had luck with before. We were quite stuffed when we left so we totally caved for dinner and ordered a grilled ham and cheese at our hotel for dinner.

The Market

Delicious fruits and vegetables

Ready to go!

Rolling Spring Rolls

Making the Sticky Rice

Green Mango Salad

 

Spring Rolls