Cambodian cuisine distinctive and complex spice blend called "kroeung." Other ingredients for kroeung used by Khmers in America are lemongrass, turmeric powder, garlic, prahok, and lemon leaf. This is an important aromatic paste commonly used in Cambodian cooking. Many vegetables used in Khmer cuisine are also used in Chinese cuisine. Vegetables such as winter melon, bitter melon, luffa, water spinach and yardlong beans can be found in soups and stews. Oriental squash can be stewed, stir fried or sweetened and steamed with coconut milk as a dessert. Vegetables like mushrooms, cabbage, baby corn, bamboo shoots, fresh ginger, "kai-lan" ("Chinese kale"), snow peas,
Kitfo one would use "kocho", a thick flatbread made from the "ensete" plant. An "ensete" leaf may be used as a garnish. Though not considered a delicacy, "kitfo" is generally held in high regard. "Kitfo" is served on special occasions such as holidays; it is commonly used on the "Finding of the True Cross" or "Meskel" holiday celebrated annually on September 27 in Ethiopia. Kitfo Kitfo (, ), sometimes spelled ketfo, is a traditional dish found in Ethiopian cuisine. "Kitfo" consists of minced raw beef, marinated in "mitmita" (a chili powder-based spice blend) and "niter kibbeh" (a clarified butter infused with