Cambodian aquatic edible plants (Part III)

In my previous article about edible plants, I touched a bit on aquatic plants.

From the wild, actually there are some wild aquatic edible plants as well. 

In this article, I would like to introduce them a bit more.

  • Some plants are commonly used or eaten countrywide, while others are used by regions or only some people.
  • Some are only specific for one regions, others Cambodian do not know about it.
  • The majority of aquatic edible plants are found in the paddy field - especially in rainy season.

photo_2020-09-01_09-25-38.jpgWater lily, rice, Pickerel Weed/​ Arrow leaf & Creeping Water Primrose

Koko kandieng.jpgកកូរកណ្តៀងphoto_2020-06-19_10-44-10.jpgMorning glory used in papaya saladphoto_2020-08-11_19-01-28.jpgWater lily and W​ater celery as side vegetables for Cambodian noodle dish

កណ្តៀង ច្រាច់ និងត្រកៀត.jpgកណ្តៀង ច្រាច់ និងត្រកៀត​ (Kandieng or Water primrose, Arrow leaf & Yellow velvetleaf)

Below is the list of some aquatic edible plants in Cambodia

Local name

English names (next is parts where they are used

Flowers

Young leaves

Pod/Stem

Root/Tube

Fruit

Seed

Purpose of use

ស្រូវ

Rice

 

 

 

 

 

x

Meal, rice porridge and sometimes used in soup to add taste

ឈូក

Lotus

 

 

x

x

x

 

Stir fry, soup, snack

កំប្លោក

Water Hyacinth

x

 

x

 

 

 

Soup, Side vegetables in Cambodian noodle mixed with other fresh vegetables, also in Asian Mackerel Vegetable Dip Sauce.

ដើមព្រលិត/រំចង់

Water Lily (red flower and white flowers)

 

 

x

 

 

 

Soup, salad, Side vegetables for many dishes such as Asian Mackerel Vegetable Dip Sauce) salad, Khmer Noodle, and others

កញ្ឆែត /Kanchhet  

Water Mimosa (Neptunia oleracea)

 

 

 x

 

 

 

Salad, Side vegetables, soup

កណ្តៀង, ក្រពេនទឹក

Hydrolea zeylanica​ (Blue waterleaf) / water primrose

 

 

x

 

 

 

Soup: koko or maju (only Prey Veng and Svay Rieng - other regions have no such plants)

ស្លាបចង្វាទឹក

Alisma plantago

 

 

x

 

 

 

Side vegetables

ច្រាច់

Pickerel Weed,​ arrow leaf (Monochoria vaginalis)

 

 

x

 

 

 

Soup, sour soup

កំពីងពួយ/ស្មៅកំពីងពួយ , កំពីងពួយទឹក

 

Water Primrose, Creeping Water Primrose, Floating primrose-willow

 

 

x

 

 

 

Side vegetables, (used when the water is at its peak so the plants are young, different season it is getting bitter, some regions do not eat this)

កំជួលភ្នំ / កញ្ជល់ភ្នំ

Water Clover

 

 

x

 

 

 

Side vegetables

ដងវែក, ត្រកៀតប៉ោង

Velvetleaf, Sawah lettuce, Scientific name: Limnocharis flava

 

 

x

 

 

 

Soup

ត្រកួនទឹក

Water morning glory or swamp cabbage,

 

 

x

 

 

 

Side vegetables, soup, stir fry, 

ត្រាវ

Taro

 

 

x

x

 

 

Rash, need to know how to cook - soup, pickle, rice porridge, dessert

ក្តាត, ក្តាតហោរា

Elephant ear taro, Giant taro, Ape flower (Alocasia macrorrhizos)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rash, need to know how to cook - soup

ស្លែទឹក

Filamentous algae

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some people eat, the majority do not.

រាំងអន្លក់

Barringtonia / Careya​​ / Careya arborea

 

x

 

 

 

 

Side vegetables

ភ្លៅកង្កែប

W​ater celery

 

 

x

 

 

 

Side vegetables

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