''Bai pong moan'' (, , lit. ''rice and chicken eggs'') is a

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

n dish consisting of

fried egg A fried egg is a cooked dish made from one or more eggs which are removed from their shells and placed into a frying pan and cooked. They are traditionally eaten for breakfast or brunch in many countries but may also be served at other times o ...

s and white

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

. Beaten eggs are preferred and herbs are often added for flavor. Unbeaten eggs are usually cooked until crisp on one side and somewhat raw on the other side. Salt,

soy sauce Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of China, Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermentation (food), fermented paste of soybeans, roasted cereal, grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''A ...

, or

fish sauce Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years. It is used as a staple seasoning in East Asian cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine, particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, L ...

can be used to flavor the eggs, and soy sauce can also be applied to the rice. ''Bai pong moan'' can be served with

congee Congee ( , derived from Tamil language, Tamil ), is a form of savoury rice porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until the rice softens. Depending on rice–water ratio, the thickness of congee varies from a Western oatmeal ...

Variations

*''Bai pong moan kralok'' (, ) - Beaten eggs with a choice of varieties of herbs, served with rice but usually without soy sauce *''Bai pong moan mul'' (, ) - Unbeaten eggs cooked until crisp, yolk kept raw. This variation is eaten mainly with soy sauce and rice. *''Pong moan bampong'' (, ) - Deep-fried eggs eaten as a snack, generally without rice.

References

{{Cambodian cuisine Cambodian cuisine Egg dishes Rice dishes