Samlar machu

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Samlar machu (សម្លម្ជូរ) is the Khmer term for a genus of sour (machu) soups (samlar, also samlor, salaw, or salor) popularly known in English as simply "Cambodian sour soup."

There are many types of Khmer sour soups, the most popular variation is samlor machu moun (sour chicken soup), which is notable for the use of lime. The sour flavour of the soup comes from the use of tamarind and certain tangy vegetables such as tomato and pineapple, as well as Tiliacora triandra leaves. Meat in this type of soup is usually that of either chicken, fish, or pork. In recent times, instead of using fresh tamarinds, a powdered tamarind soup base is used. One popular brand is manufactured by Knorr. It is similar to the Vietnamese canh chua.