Currency
Capital Status
1.5mn Population
Nearest airport
Phnom Penh International Airport
CULTURAL DELICACIES
Currency
Riel
1865
Capital Status
1.5mn Population
Nearest airport
6km
Phnom Penh International Airport
‘ The Phnom Penh Post reports that Cambodian-US bilateral trade has been valued at $ 1.9bn so far in 2018 ’
CULTURAL DELICACIES
In the provinces to the west of Phnom Penh , a market has been steadily growing , industrialising , and finally legitimising over the past decade : the nests of edible-nest swiftlets . Found across Southeast Asia , the edible-nest swiftlet constructs its homes almost exclusively from saliva , which dries into a shell , and contains very little vegetable matter or contaminants . Harvesting the nests is traditionally dangerous , given the birds ’ propensity to build high on cliffs . This , combined with huge popularity in China as both a culinary delicacy and a traditional aphrodisiac , sets the swiftlet nests among Matsutake mushrooms , white truffles , and White Pearl Albino caviar as one of the most expensive foodstuffs worldwide .
In 2017 , the cost of a kilo of ‘ unwashed ’ nests was reported by the Phnom Penh Post as between $ 600 and $ 650 per kg , while the paper added that cleaned nests could be sold for $ 1,500 last year are now worth closer to $ 3,000 . As a result , more than 100 ‘ swallow houses ’ have been built across Cambodia , bringing the total to “ anywhere from 800 to 1,500 ” according to Cambodia
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