What To Eat← Back to home
Cambodian Cuisine ↗

Nom Kom

នំកុម/nom kohm/
Also known as: Cambodian Sticky Rice Dumpling
Nom Kom
About this dish

Sweet sticky rice dumplings filled with palm sugar and coconut, wrapped in banana leaf.

📍 Find the best Nom Kom near me
AI-powered — Google, TripAdvisor and food blogs
Ingredients
🍚2 cups glutinous rice flour
🥥1 cup grated coconut
🍯1 cup palm sugar, chopped
🍃Banana leaves, for wrapping
Method
Serves 2
1
Knead glutinous rice flour with water into a soft dough.
2
Mix grated coconut with chopped palm sugar for the filling.
3
Wrap small portions of dough around a spoonful of filling, shaping into balls.
4
Wrap each ball in a piece of banana leaf.
5
Steam the wrapped dumplings until fully cooked.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Nom kom is a traditional Cambodian dumpling, its glutinous rice exterior wrapped around a sweet coconut and palm sugar filling.

User Reviews
No reviews yet — be the first!
Sign in to leave a review
Members can create lists, save favourites and get recommendations.
🔥 Viral Recipes
How the world's top chefs make this dish
Somar Fun
290.8K views
YouTube ↗
🌍 Food Vlogs
Eating and cooking it at the source
🌍
No videos yet
What To Eat
The World's Food Guide

© 2026 What To Eat · hello@whattoeat.world