Cambodian workers load fish into a crushing machine in preparation for making “prahok” (fermented fish paste) at Chrang Chamres village along the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh on December 18, 2015. The pungent smell of rotting meat hangs heavily in the air as Cambodians crowd the country's riverbanks, gutting and crushing finger-sized fish by the tonne as the annual frenzy of making prahok, or fermented fish paste, gets underway. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP Photo)
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