The Phnom Penh Post
6 December 2013
The largest fish harvest of the year is approaching, and Phnom Penh’s fish markets are about to get busy.
In short, it’s December and so prahok season is upon us.
A traditional Cambodian fish paste, prahok is made from fermented Siamese mud carp called trey riel in Khmer.
Along the Mekong, fishermen are preparing to fill their nets with the heavy catches.
“Prahok fish season usually starts in mid-January, but it could start earlier this year if the weather condition is good,” Nao Thuok, director general of the Fisheries Administration, said, adding that he anticipated a better year than 2012’s meagre showing.