Ngam Ngov
$6.50៛26,000Cambodian Preserved Limes
Whole limes, salted and given time to transform into an ingredient with concentrated citrus character, salinity, and savory depth.
Ngam Ngov · Salt-Cured Lime
An old ingredient.A new culinary language.
Ngam Ngov is a salt-cured lime with remarkable depth, acidity, salinity, and aroma. NIRORN prepares it for chefs, kitchens, and new ideas.
The ingredient
Meet Ngam Ngov
Whole limes are carefully selected, salted, and given time to transform. The result is an ingredient with concentrated citrus character, gentle bitterness, salinity, and savory complexity.
- Citrus
- Salinity
- Gentle bitterness
- Deep aroma
Cleanliness & quality
Made to be trusted.
Traditional knowledge deserves modern standards. Every product is prepared with careful ingredient selection, controlled handling, clean packaging, and clear labeling.
- Carefully selected fruit
- Salt-cured
- No unnecessary additives
- Controlled production
- Food-safe packaging
- Clearly labeled
The process
Lime. Salt. Time.
The process is simple. Executing it consistently is not. NIRORN combines traditional preservation with disciplined production and modern presentation.
- 01
Selection
Whole limes are chosen for size, ripeness, and skin condition.
- 02
Washing
Fruit is cleaned and prepared under controlled, food-safe handling.
- 03
Salting
Limes are salted — the step that begins the transformation.
- 04
Curing
Time does the work: acidity mellows, salinity settles, aroma deepens.
- 05
Inspection
Every batch is checked before it is allowed to move forward.
- 06
Packing
Clean packaging and clear labeling, batch by batch.
Live from the curing house
Not “matured ninety days.”
Today, day 39.
A batch isn’t a number printed on a label. The day it was salted starts a clock, and this page reads it. Right now, batch CMP-0908 is in Slow maturation — the floor and this website read the same record.
- Fresh limes
- Salt
- Natural curing
- Slow maturation
- Careful inspection
- Premium packaging
- Salted
- 8 September 2026
- Expected release
- 7 December 2026
The range
One ingredient, several formats.
The whole fruit, and the products built from it.
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Test kitchen
Tested at the table.
Our restaurant is more than a place to serve food. It is where ingredients are tested, recipes are refined, and guests help shape what comes next.
Every dish is an opportunity to understand the ingredient better.
Recipes
Start with an idea.
Collaboration
Created with chefs.
We collaborate with cooks, chefs, bartenders, and culinary teams interested in exploring preserved citrus in new ways.
- Request a sample
- Discuss a collaboration
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New recipes. New interpretations.
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