Dish guide
Mi kola
Mi kola, also called Kola noodles, is a Cambodian noodle dish associated with Kola communities and with Battambang. It brings together noodles, fresh or pickled vegetables, herbs and a sweet-sour savoury dressing, with toppings chosen by the cook.
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CambodiaThis dish is associated with Cambodia in the cited editorial reference; this is not an exclusive origin claim.
Regional context
- Central Cambodia
- DocumentedIn: A discovery relationship for the initial Cambodia collection, not an exclusive regional origin claim.
Food traditions
- Khmer cuisine
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Understand the ingredients
- Banana blossom
- Banana leaves
- Bird's eye chilli
- Cambodian rice noodles
- Cane sugar
- Carrot
- Coconut cream
- Coconut milk
- Coriander
- Cucumber
- Daikon radish
- Dried red pepper paste
- Dried rice noodles
- Fingerroot
- Fish sauce
- Galangal
- Garlic
- Garlic powder
- Ginger
- Holy basil
- Kroeung
- Lemongrass
- Lime
- Makrut lime leaves
- Monosodium glutamate
- Noni leaves
- Onion
- Oyster sauce
- Palm sugar
- Pandan leaves
- Peanuts
- Pork
- Prahok
- Rice
- Rice flour
- Rice vinegar
- Salt
- Savoury seasoning
- Sesame seeds
- Spring onion
- Star anise
- Sunflower oil
- Tamarind
- Tomato ketchup
- Turmeric
- Water
- Water spinach
- White fish
- White pepper
Sources
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How to Make Kola Noodles/Mi Kola
, Cambodianess
— https://cambodianess.com/article/how-to-make-kola-noodlesmi-kola (accessed 2026-10-08)— Dish identity and qualified variation note. -
Kola noodles
, Royal Embassy of Cambodia in London
— https://www.cambodiaembassyuk.org/kola-noodles/ (accessed 2026-10-08)— Dish identity and qualified variation note. -
New beginnings: a gourmet guide to Cambodia
, Cambodia Ministry of Tourism official portal
— https://tourismcambodia.org/public/index.php/official-activities/new-beginnings-a-gourmet-guide-to-cambodia (accessed 2026-08-28)— Dish identity, Cambodia association and qualified variation note.