Breakfast: នំអន្សមចេក (Num Ansom Chek) – Sticky Rice Banana Parcel

Breakfast នំអន្សមចេក (Num Ansom Chek) is a steamed banana-leaf parcel filled with sticky rice, ripe banana, and coconut. It’s a sweet, portable breakfast often made during Pchum Ben and Khmer New Year. At MUNCH CLASSES, you’ll learn how to wrap, steam, and flavor this festive favorite.

This dish is deeply tied to ancestral offerings and family gatherings. The Khmer proverb “អន្សមជាអាហាររបស់ចងចាំ” (“Ansom is food of remembrance”) reflects its spiritual role. We explore how this humble bundle carries memory, ritual, and nourishment.