Taste the freeze-dried Kampot pepper
"We would like to taste the fresh green pepper just as you eat it in Cambodia, " we often heard from customers. So we got excited about this idea until a complete world unique – freeze-dried fresh green Kampot pepper. In short, our farmers picked fresh green berries, which we vacuum-packed together with salt and sent to us in the Czech Republic. Here we subsequently rented a freeze dryer from the Czech company LYOTRADE, and the spicy treasure was born! However, the freeze-drying process takes a very long time, so its supply is very limited.
Why is freeze-dried pepper so good?
The special freeze-drying process serves to preserve the maximum quality, freshness, and flavor accents of genuine fresh Kampot pepper – from Cambodia all the way to your plate! This pepper, like our other peppers, is a 100% organic fair trade product, lovingly harvested, which we personally developed as the first in the world. Thanks to freeze-drying, the incredible intensity of fresh Kampot pepper is softened, and when consumed, you feel a delicate peppery taste that reminds you of freshly picked berries on the Cambodian coast, but with a much milder intensity.
You often ask us how to use it in the kitchen
Its playfulness in combinations with various dishes is almost endless! When combined with liquid or oil, the ball reabsorbs moisture and tastes like fresh – it goes perfectly with steaks and any meats, for preparing sauces, in pasta, on meats, or crushed for grilling. It also pleases vegetarians in salads with herbs, in risottos (e.g., asparagus), or you can eat it just like that! It does not belong in a grinder; it is used whole in the kitchen or crushed with a mortar.
How long does freeze-dried pepper last?
This fresh pepper is sealed in a doypack bag and will last you at least three months without refrigeration. If you plan to keep it longer, we recommend storing it in the fridge. Salt acts as a natural preservative, so you don't have to worry about its quality weakening.
The main thing is to understand how freeze-dried Kampot pepper works in the kitchen and that it is fresh pepper, not a dried variant. In practice, this means learning to use its whole balls, or at most their coarsely crushed form, which is ideally incorporated during cooking to absorb liquids inside.
Tip for simple tapas: surprise visit at home? If you have quality bread and olive oil, we recommend putting crushed freeze-dried pepper into a small dish with olive oil and dipping the bread in it. In our .pepper..family, this simple tapas inspired by Italy is a great success!
