Among the bas-reliefs on the outer gallery of Bayon, the famous temple at the center of Angkor Thom, are a series of carvings depicting a feast by the Khmers, celebrating their victory over the Champa kingdom in A.D. 1181.
No one can say with certainty what was in the stockpot or on the skewers, but the famous stone faces of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara have smiled down on these carvings for more in 800 years. I'm guessing that Khmer victory kebabs were better than my noodle lunch.
Bas-reliefs at Bayon
Near Siem Reap, Cambodia
(From a November 2006 visit)
