Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, may not stand out as a hub of progressive dining, but this city of 1.5 million people is not only churning out some incredible food, it is doing so while helping some of its neediest residents. This all becomes even more impressive when you consider what the city, and indeed the whole country, has endured in all-too-recent history under the Khmer Rouge. The country is moving forward in many ways from the horrors of poverty, forced labor, torture and systemic killing that took place under the Khmer Rouge, and one successful avenue of recovery that may surprise visitors is food.
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