Cambodia's pepper industry was nearly wiped out during the genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge. Now, it's making a comeback. One pepper farmer says he can earn up to $13,000 a year — good money in a country where the annual GDP per capita is under $2,000.
She then tastes the red Kampot pepper.
"It's coming from the red, collected corn by corn, and we remove the skin, so it's really the essence and the kernel of the pepper," she says, crunching into a white peppercorn."The white one smells more like anise or herbs, and it's called by some Michelin chefs as the essence of pepper. Because it's really the inside of the pepper — and it's very tasty as well. It's used mainly for fish and seafood.
Hon Thon, a third-generation pepper farmer, owns his own pepper farm and helped La Plantation get its start. He now splits his time between both farms.Chaboche says she understands the frustration."I think it's very difficult for the small farmers, because some middlemen are coming and buying at cheap price and sometimes families don't have a choice and are selling their production at a low price," she says.
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