Everything you need to know about Kampot pepper

The Vine Retreat, Kep Province, Cambodia

Pepper is more than just a kurnel that comes in a cheep plastic jar, and Kampot pepper may deserve its own crystal vase. When Cambodia was still a French colony, no Parisian restaurant worth its salt would be without a kilo or two of what is considered one of the world's finest pepper corns. We went to the Vine Retreat in Kep province to find out all about it.

Baskets of sorted pepper corns	Pepper to be sorted The mixed colored peppers are those that will be sorted by coulor. The green kurnels are dried to make black pepper, the red will be boiled and dried to make red and white pepper.	Pineapple
Red pepper drying	Red pepper	Our family on the farm
Pepper on the vine Ready to be harvested	Collecting pepper corns	The Vine Retreat
Bekki, John and John's parents	Pepper for sale