How is our pepper different from the pepper in the supermarket

Black pepper is a commodity, found in almost every store on the spice shelf. Although each peppercorn and every crushed fragment may seem like the same product, some black peppers can differ from one another. The difference lies in the price, taste, but also the impact of its cultivation on our environment and the farmers who grew it.

Peppers without a trademark do not have an easy fate

If we were to perform a chemical analysis of the contents of pepper bags sold by traditional multinational companies, we would find that besides pepper, they also contain other substances that have nothing to do with the natural growth process of pepper. These substances, often only in trace amounts, are a reminder of the chemicals with which the pepper plants were treated and the artificial fertilizers used to keep the plants alive in already completely depleted soil.

Mass production of pepper, where such practices are completely common, incredibly devastates not only the soil but is also demanding on water resources and burdens the entire local environment. Moreover, such pepper is bought below price and constantly moves through markets, where it is resold in tons to more and more sellers. This increases its price, while over time – often even several months – its already poor taste decreases.

Kampot pepper guarantees the highest possible quality

The contents of a single pepper bag purchased in a supermarket have thus gone through a journey full of pesticides, emissions, and unfair trade practices. However, there is another way of cultivation, more ethical and positive, which also concerns our pepper, namely the true Kampot pepper from .pepper..field. It is unique not only because of the region where it is grown but mainly because of the farmers' approach and the way it reaches your hands.

No pesticides, no artificial fertilizers, just a natural process during which the pepper plants have been cultivated for thousands of years. Kampot farmers are faithful to the cultivation methods of their ancestors, which allow them to grow peppercorns with a unique taste.

We discovered this during our travels through Cambodia, and just as years ago we purchased our first pepper for personal use directly from the farmers, even today we buy pepper directly for you in this way. Personal selection of the best grains and direct support of the farmers are the foundations of our entire project, which brings pepper sought after by the world’s best chefs to the Czech Republic. Every precious little bag you hold in your hand is freshly packed this very month and imported directly from the farmer to us without any middlemen. Because this is the path that makes sense and that we enjoy – honest and direct!