Now open in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge Experience Cafe serves salted rice-water, corn with water and leaves, dove eggs, and tea for $6. The waitresses sport the fatigue style worn by Pol Pot’s guerillas. Form Reuters:
“Our grandfather and other relatives lost their lives under Pol Pot’s regime,” said 17-year-old manager Hakpry Agnchealy, whose brother owns the business. “This is more than just a restaurant. It is to remind us of those who died.”
“We opened two weeks ago, but have only had two Europeans coming here to eat. We don’t know how much longer we can go,” she said…
Recognizing that many tourists might not be able to stomach such a close brush with the Killing Fields, the “Khmer Rouge Experience Cafe” is also promoting itself to those wishing to shed a few pounds.
UPDATE: According to this Agence France-Presse article, the Khmer Rouge Experience (apparently AKA the History Cafe) has been closed down after it was found “that it had no license,” says the tourism ministry secretary of state. Link (Thanks, Jacob Wilding Avery!)