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The Cambodian Restaurant
Arlington

Although this small, attractive restaurant also serves Chinese food, it is the Cambodian side of the menu that distinguishes it.

The house specialty is Cambodian fondue, a version of the "hot pot" found in other Asian cuisines. You are brought a pot of boiling broth and a platter of sliced beef, shrimp, and squid to be speared with skewers and cooked in the pot. When the meat is cooked to your taste, you wrap it in a cabbage leaf with the accompanying vegetables and dip it in a spicy sauce. It must be ordered for two and makes a thoroughly satisfying meal.

Cambodian soups, often combining unexpected ingredients, are particularly interesting and fresh tasting. Machu kroeung has a beef-based broth and combines beef, lemongrass, tamarind, anchovies, and eggplant.

Seafood is another good bet on the menu.

The Cambodian Restaurant , 1727 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington; 703/522-3832. Open Monday through Saturday 11 am to 2:30 pm and 5 to 10:30 pm. AE, DC, MC, V. MapIt!

QUALITY: ****Excellent; *** Superior; **Very Good; * Good
PRICE RANGE: $$$= Very Expensive; $$ Expensive; $=Moderate; ¢=Inexpensive

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