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In southern Cambodia's Kampot and Kep, where waterways meander towards the sea, winding through patchworks of farmland, a more meaningful form of travel is taking root. Long celebrated for its prized ...
News Cambodia » Kampot: Cambodia's Prized Kampot Pepper, Nearly Wiped Out By Khmer Rouge, Makes A Comeback
"It's like a wine," says a grower. "You can taste it like a wine, and then you can keep the taste in your mouth for a very long time." White... Pepper is believed to originate from southern India. But ...
News Cambodia » Kampot: Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heat wave
Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between long rows of dead bushes, their brown leaves scorched by heat and drought that have devastated Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper crop. Known for its ...
News Cambodia » Kampot: Cambodia's Kampot Pepper Makes a Comeback
Kampot province in southern Cambodia was long famous for the quality of its pepper. But under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s, almost all of the province's pepper plantations were uprooted to ...
News Cambodia » Kampot: Cambodia's Kampot Pepper Wins Coveted EU Protection
Cambodia's Kampot pepper, a go-to spice for chefs around the world, has joined an elite group of gourmet food items whose names are protected by the European Union, joining products such as Gruyere ...
News Cambodia » Kampot: Cambodia's Prized Kampot Pepper, Nearly Wiped Out By Khmer Rouge, Makes A Comeback
Pepper is believed to originate from southern India. But some chefs, including the late Anthony Bourdain and the Michelin-starred French chef Olivier Roellinger, have been drawn to pepper produced in ...