CAMBODIA WATER TEE

 First of all drinks, water. Be careful, tap water is not drinkable. It is therefore necessary to boil it to make it suitable for consumption, but for those who would be put off by the hissing of the kettle, it is also now easy to obtain purified water, on sale in 50 cl bottles (between 500 and 1000 riel), 1ll or 1.5l, the latter being sold between 2500 and 3000 riel. Since 2011, the water bills of the city of Phnom Penh indicate that the water coming out of the taps would now be drinkable ...

Those who are installed often prefer to use 20l cylinders. It will cost you US $ 5 to equip yourself with the bottle, which you can replace at will for US $ 1, by bringing them to small local grocery stores, or by contacting the producing companies which provide a more or less random delivery service ...
In some poor or remote areas, residents collect rainwater in large jars for consumption.

As the earth provides natural filtering, it is not uncommon for you to find very small wells dug into the earth near ponds or small bodies of water. The water from the pond arrives, already purified by its passage through the earth and gravel, to fill this improvised well.

BLACK TEA

The tea is consumed all over the country. Imported from China or Vietnam, black tea and jasmine tea are the most consumed.

In restaurants and street stalls, you will always have a teapot and a few cups placed on the table for customers to use.

The tea can be served hot, sometimes more or less cooled, but we will often prefer to drink it iced, without sugar, with a good dose of ice cubes and a straw!

A drink, or "a bag" should not cost you more than 500 riel.

ICED LEMON TEA

Very refreshing, but very sweet, lime iced tea is a drink you will find everywhere. Very strong tea is mixed with lemon juice, one to two good tablespoons of sugar, served with lots of ice cubes.

You may be surprised at the high sugar content, and some at first will probably feel like they are drinking syrup, but eventually you will get used to it! Just like in neighboring countries, sweet flavors are very popular with Cambodians, and in your tea and coffee, don't hesitate to ask for moderation on the amount of sugar.

A drink, or "a bag" should not cost you between 1000 riel in small street stalls and 1500 to 2000 riel in restaurants.

TEA BOTTLES

In every mini-mart in town and in every drink outlet on the streets and in the countryside, you will also find several types of tea bottles that are widely marketed and imported from Thailand.

Unlike the scented green tea bottles found in Japan, those tea bottles that are tried to be identified with Japanese products only have tea in name.

Most of these bottles contain very sweet "teas", scented with lemon, pomegranate or jasmine, with a slightly chemical taste ...

A 50 cl bottle will cost you between 3000 and 4000 riel.