Archive for the In the Media Category
Kampot’s Black Gold
Bangkok Airways – Fah Thai Magazine 2014 In culinary circles, Cambodian Kampot pepper has supplanted Himalayan rock salt as the condiment du jour. Just over a decade after the pepper industry’s post-Khmer Rouge resurrection, this dark, potent, slightly floral spice is catching on around the world. Words by Robert Carry […]
Kampot Pepper Comeback
AsiaLIFE — April 5, 2014 The colonial-era French – captivated by its complex, distinct flavour – once exported pepper grown in Kampot by the tonne. Shipments of the spice, prized as the world’s best, continued until the 1970s, when production was suddenly wiped out. Forty years later, the fabled spice most […]
Pick a Stay at a Pepper Farm, Pack for a Unique Escape
UT San Diego – May 11, 2014 – By Cris Peterson Kampot, Cambodia — Nestled at the base of jungle-covered mountains and surrounded by emerald-green pepper vines and fruit orchards, Starling Farm is a hidden oasis. It’s the perfect way to escape the craziness of Cambodia’s capital of Phnom Penh […]
Spice Trip Cambodia – Black Pepper
An excerpt from Channel 4 UK’s Spice Trip program when they visited Starling Farm in Cambodia. Originally aired on the UK national TV network on 9th December 2012.
Kampot’s famous pepper goes global
Phnom Penh Post – Wed, 21 August 2013 – Rann Reuy When Anna Him started to plant pepper crops seven years ago, she would have never thought that one day it would turn into a profitable business. Starting with half a hectare, the 34-year-old and her family initially planted the […]
