Meet our stars of Great Taste 2023

A year has passed and the London jury once again awarded the so-called gastronomic Oscars for the best products in the world. This year again, peppers, cheeses, chocolates, and even truffles competed against each other. Out of 14,205 samples from across continents, we earned 23 stars and once again shone as the most successful Czech company, bringing home the most awards for the taste of our products from Great Taste!

We received stars for 11 of our products – a total of 23 stars. We are most proud of the fresh pepper category, which received 3 stars in total, meaning that the jury favored the taste of green pepper in salt flower, fermented pepper, and freeze-dried pepper.

Freeze-dried (lyophilized) Kampot pepper with salt continues the success after it received the highest rating two years ago, GREAT TASTE – GOLDEN FORK in the global superfinal.

"Instant explosion of flavor, rich and spicy, salty and hot, fragrant and aromatic.
The taste is exactly what we would wish for – long-lasting and piquant."

Equally well rated by the judges was Green Kampot pepper in salt flower, about which the jury said:

"Wow! It’s truly an explosion of flavors – fresh, celery-like, piquantly sour with a hint of fruity heat and spice.
The berry literally crunches in the mouth, releasing a beautiful taste on the palate and tempting for more food."

And three stars were also awarded to the presidential edition of our Fermented salted Kampot pepper.

"How can such a small berry offer such an explosion of flavor, heat, fruit, and spice?
It is warming, fiery, intense, and absolutely stunning."

TIP: In the next article, we will advise you How to use our fresh peppers in the kitchen?

We owe all this primarily to our farmers from Kampot, who, thanks to fair wages, are able not only to maintain the fields in perfect condition but above all to care for this unique pepper with the care it deserves.

At this year's edition of GREAT TASTE, our sea Kampot salts also excelled and are therefore the highest quality salts of 2023 on the Czech market. The Sea salt flakes – salt pyramids immediately received 3 stars.

“Fresh radiant salt with distinctly large crystals, fantastic taste, mineralization, and a very long finish.
Balance in the mouth with a hint of sweetness makes it a clear three-star product.”

Fleur de Sel – fine and hand-harvested salt flower received two stars, just like our coarse sea salt for grinders.

The winning eleven was then completed by Kampot pepper in black, red, and dark red. The jury was impressed by delicacies such as peanut butter with sea salt or authentic Italian egg-free pasta with Kampot pepper.

The GREAT TASTE competition thus confirmed this year that our Kampot pepper reaches the highest quality of all producers worldwide. This was reflected in the evaluation of products from our partners who work with our pepper. Congratulations to the family smokehouse Trneček, who make salmon with Kampot pepper. They received a total of 3 stars for two of our joint products, and last but not least MarmelLady – for our pear jam with lyophilized pepper, which also earned 1 star.