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In just five years, we have managed to become the largest exporter of Kampot pepper. Worldwide! In numbers, this means that out of 110 tons of Kampot pepper exported annually from Cambodia, 40 tons are accounted for by us. And we are also newly in the leadership of the local association, which oversees all matters related to the cultivation and export of Kampot pepper. “This year we are focusing on France, Germany, but also the Nordic countries, mostly Denmark,” describes Klára Dohnalová, co-founder of our project, in the article. Read the full article on Forbes.

We started the .pepper..field project with a few hundred kilograms of pepper exported from Cambodia. Today, it is tens of tons, and we want to break through with it worldwide. At the same time, our representatives in Cambodia have managed to get into the leadership of the local Kampot Pepper Association (KPPA).  “The global body not only oversees the authenticity control of Kampot pepper but also the proper functioning of processes between farmers, companies in Cambodia, and target markets. Due to this year’s poor harvest, some farmers and pepper companies started cheating, and this is also one of the responsibilities within KPPA – to allow only Kampot pepper that is genuine and of one hundred percent required quality to cross borders from individual entities,” explains Klára Dohnalová, co-founder of our project, in the article. Read the full article on CZECHCRUNCH.

Did you watch the next episode of the MasterChef Czech Republic show? On Wednesday, November 22, you could see it on Voyo, while on TV Nova only on November 29. The six amateur cooks faced another challenge and also eliminations. What was the theme of this episode? How did the contestants deal with the challenge? Which of  our peppers do the judges and contestants prefer the most? Did it help anyone win? Were their final plates beautiful? And who received an ugly verdict? But it wouldn't be the  MasterChef kitchen if the judges - Radek Kašpárek, Jan Punčochář, and Přemek Forejt - didn't arrange a nicely spicy twist… What do you think the contestants were prepared for? Watch it now on  Voyo , or look forward to it next week, on Wednesday, November 29, on TV Nova at 8:20 PM.  What do this year's contestants and chef and judge Jan Punčochář say about cooking with the world's best pepper? “We like your pepper and it works well for us, especially the lyophilized one!”Jan Punčochář, chef, MasterChef judge “I use your pepper in almost everything, for example, the fermented one is perfect!”Tereza Vyhlídalová, MasterChef 2023 finalist “I love pepper, who doesn't?! I use pepper in almost every dish, my favorite is definitely white pepper; I love it for its delicacy and intensity! I use it a lot in my favorite Asian soups.”Adam Rundus, MasterChef 2023 finalist “Because I care about quality ingredients, I know .pepper..field well and I don't cook at home with anything else, because it has absolutely no competition when it comes to taste and intensity.”Petra Kamencová, MasterChef 2023 finalist

We became guests of one of the most watched internet televisions in the Czech Republic, which has received several awards for its news and journalistic activities in the viewer poll Crystal Lupa. We went through a tough screening and answered all the curious questions of reporter Michael Rozsypal. Did we defend our Kampot pepper as the best in the world? How did we go from 12 farming families to the current number of 203 families under our wings? And who oversees everything in Cambodia when we are on the other side of the world? Listen to our interview on DVTV, which has been among the most watched in recent weeks. We won’t lie to you, when the invitation to DVTV came, we were extremely happy. Not everyone is invited to this television – for us, it is also feedback that our work in the Czech Republic really means something and has a global impact. That’s why we didn’t hesitate and accepted the invitation.  “We came a bit boldly to the president of the Kampot Pepper Association in Cambodia and told him what we had planned. The first interview with him was quite reserved, but then he completely changed and lit up,” describes David the beginnings of the .pepper..field project. “At the beginning, the situation was complicated also because the borders were almost closed – which is logical after everything Cambodia went through,” Klára recalls.  Do you agree with Klára and David that even today quality pepper is worth its weight in gold? Watch our full interview. Although we have already done several interviews for various TV channels, this time it was different and we must admit that we were also touched by a slight feeling of nervousness. We really are on DVTV! All the more we are pleased that our interview is so popular. We thank you all for the wave of support expressed in the comments and on social networks. We are proud of our amazing .pepper..family that we have in you.

Come with us to Cambodia, where our story was born, giving you the opportunity to taste the unique Kampot pepper, but also helping local farming families for whom pepper plants have been the main source of livelihood for generations. You can read about what this journey looks like in a new article on Forbes.

Our 7-day mission in Cambodia has been successfully completed. On the day of our departure, an article about us appeared in the Khmer Times – the most popular English-language newspaper in Cambodia, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also wrote about our work. On Valentine's Day, we ceremoniously handed over Czech machines from Zlín to representatives of the Kampot Pepper Association and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Phnom Penh to farmers as part of our development project with the Czech Development Agency.Article about Czech aid in Khmer Times Article about Czech-Cambodian cooperation with the Czech Development Agency

Everyone knows pepper, we commonly use it in the kitchen, but have you ever thought that not all pepper is the same? Pepper, like any other ingredient, can have several varieties or qualities. Our Kampot is considered the best in the world, used by chefs from all over the globe who swear by it. David and Klára, our founders, talked much more about it when they were guests on Patricie Strouhalová's interview on Radiožurnál.