PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- A giant Khmer traditional cake, Ansom*, weighing 2 tons has been on display in front of Ankor Wat temple this morning and attracted a lot of attention from the tourists.
Som Ratana, spokesman for the Angkor Songkran Event, said that one of the reasons to make this giant Ansom is to create something new to entertain both foreigners and local folks alike, who are attending the Angkor Songkran event during this Khmer New Year, starting from April 14.
He added that another reason is to show tourists that Cambodia has more to provide besides the spectacular view of Angkor Wat. Also, Ansom is an apt representation of Khmer tradition.
Tomorrow the giant Ansom will be officially cut and there will be an Ansom eating contest.
This is the biggest Ansom ever made, which weighs 2 tons with a dimension of 5 meters long and 1 meter wide. The height of the cake is also one meter. It is made by the Cambodian Chefs Association and costs seven thousand dollars.
Ansom = A cake made of sticky rice wrapped with banana leaves and stuffed with ripe banana or seasoned pork inside as ingredient.
2 comments:
very wasteful idea. why not used that money to feed the poor.
Hun sen should be shameful because a lot of Khmer have nothing to eat and CPP have something to through away and I don't know what Hun Sen want to proof to the world about this cake or show how dump he is????
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