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Num Akor Thnot – one of my favourite Khmer desserts 🧡 Soft, chewy steamed rice cakes made from fermented rice flour, creamy coconut milk, and Cambodian palm sugar from the “tnot” tree. No fancy ingredients, just what our grandparents used in the countryside. In many villages, families still make Num Akor by hand, letting the batter rest overnight so it becomes naturally fluffy, then steaming it until it turns that beautiful golden-brown colour. The palm sugar gives a caramel-like taste and a ge