Mekong River Expedition February 6, 2014

We cast off before breakfast for Kampong Cham and the Khmer river community of Preak Bankang which is famous for its weaving production.  The majority of boats on the river are fishing; however, there are some cargo and dredge vessels.  My morning lecture notes state that fish is the main staple – smoked, fried, baked, fermented, dried, in a paste and other fish products.  In the dry season, fishermen turn to farming the rice fields which transforms into noodles, steamed, popped, sticky and paper to wrap wontons.  The Mekong is the 12th longest in the world and Tonle Sap Lake only ranks 2nd to the Amazon River for its bio diversity.

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