{"id":24820,"date":"2026-10-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/kampot-pepper-cambodia-sourcing-trip\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:00:00","slug":"kampot-pepper-cambodia-sourcing-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/en\/kampot-pepper-cambodia-sourcing-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Vir\u00e9es du Comptoir: inside Cambodia, in search of Kampot\u2019s black gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Guillaume, Sourcing &amp; Quality, Le Comptoir &amp; Co<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Our \u201cVir\u00e9es\u201d are culinary journeys to regions rich in fine farming traditions. We set off on them every year to uncover treasures of flavour and elegance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> November 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Why is Kampot still the world benchmark for black pepper?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Renowned for its rare aromatic notes and flawless appearance, Kampot pepper has been protected since 2009 by a strict Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) overseen by the KPPA (<em>Kampot Pepper Promotion Association<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, environmental conditions are starting to affect the harvest in complex ways: the record drought of late 2024 wiped out many pepper vines in the region. The result? Falling production: 95 tonnes in 2025, compared with an average of 130 tonnes. This puts heavy pressure on supply and is driving up the price of this pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In this context, going into the field to <strong>secure volumes, audit processes and check traceability<\/strong> is not an option, it is a necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">That is the job of Guillaume, Le Comptoir &amp; Co\u2019s Buyer-Explorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Stage 1: Phnom Penh \u2013 Auditing our new partner<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023254-edited-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Packing machine at a pepper producer in Cambodia\" class=\"wp-image-24764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023254-edited-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023254-edited-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023254-edited-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023254-edited.jpg 933w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Automatic bagging machine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meeting local ambition and diversification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn Phnom Penh, I meet Hippolyte Deruaz, who runs the local operations of a French family business founded in 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">(Guillaume)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What makes this new partner strong:<\/strong> close ties with two major certified Kampot producers, combined with a well-run import network for rare berries (green Sichuan, red Sichuan, Timut berries) as well as Asian teas and infusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Being on site allowed our Buyer-Explorer to visit the facility and check the quality control of the products. He walked through the warehouses and the packing areas, all equipped with automatic bagging machines and stainless-steel sorting tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Together, we looked at adding new references to our catalogue to offset the global shortage of pepper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Stage 2: Kampot \u2013 Inside the plantation and the secrets of salted green pepper<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A deep dive with our long-standing supplier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cHeading south to Kampot province, I join Seila, founder of <strong>Paradise Garden<\/strong>, the only 100% Cambodian company among the six leading exporters of the appellation. Paradise Garden relies on a solid network of around thirty certified independent smallholders.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Guillaume)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Paradise Garden is the leading specialist in salted green pepper (8 tonnes processed every year). During our visit, we observed each step of a unique and closely guarded craft:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023448-edited-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Grower in a Kampot pepper plantation\" class=\"wp-image-24766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023448-edited-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023448-edited-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023448-edited-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023448-edited.jpg 933w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Early harvest (November to January):<\/strong> the berries are picked while still milky, that is, tender green and full of juice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Destemming &amp; washing:<\/strong> carried out the very next day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Fermentation, a trade secret:<\/strong> 15 days in barrels with the house\u2019s own water-to-salt ratio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Highly technical cold drying:<\/strong> spinning, then 6 hours of drying on stainless-steel tables in a temperature-controlled room, with salt added.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Packing:<\/strong> sealed storage at a controlled temperature to keep the berries crunchy and fresh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fresh-pepper-non-chemical-garden-product-edited-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Clusters of green pepper on the vine\" class=\"wp-image-24768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fresh-pepper-non-chemical-garden-product-edited-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fresh-pepper-non-chemical-garden-product-edited-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fresh-pepper-non-chemical-garden-product-edited-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fresh-pepper-non-chemical-garden-product-edited.jpg 933w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For traditional dried peppers (black, red, white), compliance with the PGI specifications is absolute:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>No pesticides and no chemical fertilisers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Quick blanching:<\/strong> to wash, sanitise and set the colour (especially on red pepper).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Hand sorting:<\/strong> a meticulous process on stainless-steel tables, where 20% to 50% of the berries are rejected according to strict visual and size criteria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023476-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Hand sorting Kampot green pepper\" class=\"wp-image-24770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023476-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023476-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023476-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023476-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023476-edited-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000023476-edited.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Behind the scenes of sourcing: separating fact from fiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Travelling on site also opens your eyes to market abuses. With prices rising and local controls sometimes weak, some traders do not hesitate to blend or sell pepper from the north of the country under the \u201cKampot\u201d name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our commitment:<\/strong> for every lot, we require both official certificates: the <strong>COD<\/strong> (<em>Certificate of Delivery<\/em>, issued to the farmer) and the <strong>COC<\/strong> (<em>Certificate of Conformity<\/em>, issued for export).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It is the only guarantee of 100% authentic, traceable Kampot pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Outlook &amp; new products for our customers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/closeup-black-pepper-texture-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of black peppercorns\" class=\"wp-image-24772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/closeup-black-pepper-texture-edited.jpg 934w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/closeup-black-pepper-texture-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/closeup-black-pepper-texture-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/closeup-black-pepper-texture-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/closeup-black-pepper-texture-edited-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From this field trip, we are bringing back several strategic opportunities to enrich our offer and secure our supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing the Kampot Pure Origine partnership strengthens our supply of black, red, white and salted green pepper with our two key partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This trip also introduced us to the Mondolkiri region (northern highlands), which produces pepper of excellent organoleptic quality at a more affordable cost. It is a very good option we are studying to complete our range and meet specific industrial or foodservice needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The possible arrival of exceptional Asian berries (Timut, Sichuan) and of infusions sourced directly from the estate also opens up new commercial horizons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Demanding quality, passionate people, guaranteed traceability.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Guillaume, Sourcing &amp; Quality, Le Comptoir &amp; Co Our \u201cVir\u00e9es\u201d are culinary journeys to regions rich in fine farming traditions. We set off on them every year to uncover treasures of flavour and elegance. Date: November 2025 Why is Kampot still the world benchmark for black pepper? 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