Huh? Flying Spoons?
The origin of Slaprea
[slap•Rea]
The Khmer word "Slaprea" (written as ស្លាបព្រា) directly translates to the word "spoon". And with a pun-intended, the Khmer
word "slap" (ស្លាប) means "wings" thus our Flying Spoon! The whole notion of Slaprea is a tasting event where your tastebuds and senses go flying!
cambodia’s biggest food festival
Slaprea is Cambodia’s biggest food festival with hundreds of food & beverage offers along with music, activities and contests. We search for new flavors, experiences and new cuisines to share to our 150k strong community of food lovers and entertain them with fun activities for all ages.
Historically, Slaprea started as a social experiment for waste management in 2017 and has delivered pro bono reports to the Ministries of Environment, Tourism and Education, UNDP and City Council for information sharing and policy.
Now, Slaprea also conducts research in AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance), Empathy in Society and Consumer Food & Beverage Insights for market dissemination.
Follow our social media to catch our latest 2024 sustainability plans and journey to improve social, environmental and economic outcomes in Cambodia and beyond whilst delivering exceptional food and entertainment experiences.
what happened at Slaprea in may 2023?
5 million+ social media reach
150,000+ attendees over three evenings - numbers confirmed separately by parking attendants managed by the Olympic Stadium Committee and the Cambodian Police
Over 150 vendors attended and were offered training on waste management, service and food health and safety (unfortunately less than 5% attended - something we are working on!)
Over 75% of our vendors sold out, some even sold out twice! On average festival goers were spending about $19 per person.
Vendors were provided over 90k+ of compostable food packaging sponsored by Grab (We will be gradually shifting to reusables starting from 2024)
Over 600 youth volunteers were provided training on waste management, service and event management
