Recipe from Cambodia
HMDT has produced recipe cards sharing dishes important to communities targeted during genocide. Also providing background information, they are an engaging way of learning about cultures and celebrating the lives of people who were murdered during genocide.
This recipe for Cambodian beef loc lac has been given to us by Var Ashe Houston, a survivor of the Genocide in Cambodia. Var and much of her family managed to survive the Khmer Rouge regime and she currently lives in the UK. Var has a website, Amok Cuisine, which showcases her story, dozens of delicious recipes and information on Cambodia: amokcuisine.com.