However, such a cognitive gap has gradually changed in recent years. Diane Le , one of the leaders of "Phnom Penh Teochew Kway Teow" , believes that due to the promotion of popular culture, such as the figure of Angkor Wat in the 2001 movie " Tomb Raiders ", the follow-up The strong publicity of international superstar Angelina Jolie and the launch of many documentaries about the Khmer Rouge have made the American public full of interest in this Khmer country, which in turn has increased interest in Cambodian food . In recent years,
the industry has even described popular database Cambodian food in the United States as experiencing a "renaissance" , and young chefs have launched the long-awaited Cambodian feast with creativity and confidence. Photo Credit: AP/Dazhi Image In 2017, Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie brought her children Parks, Max, Sahara and Shiro to promote the Khmer Rouge-themed movie "They Killed Me First" in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in 2017 father". Chef Ethan of Chicago's "Hermosa" introduces familiar flavors from his childhood through the fusion of American food with Cambodian flavors.
He sandwiches a rich papaya salad into bread , marinates fried chicken with Cambodian lemongrass sauce ( kroeung ), and adds a lot of fresh Herbs such as Thai basil, cilantro, coriander and mint make American fried chicken sandwiches with a no-compromise Cambodian flavor, while Nite Yun, who came to California with her parents in the 1980s, uses the resources of the Bay Area culinary incubator and now owns Oakland, California The most surprising Cambodian new restaurant "Nyum Bai" , and Allen Prom , who grew up in a small town in South Dakota , his parents used to run a Chinese restaurant, and now he has set up Yeak, Inc. to sell Cambodian American hot sauce, hoping to bring different tastes. The experience was introduced to the American public.