Three days in Kampot: a guide from someone who lives here
Most itineraries for Kampot were written by people passing through. This one wasn't.
Field guides - for the long weekend
Kampot pepper: what it is, where it comes from, and how to actually use it
Cambodia's most famous export has a Protected Geographical Indication, a near-extinction story, and four distinct varieties that taste nothing like each other. A guide to the pepper, the farms, and what to do with it in your kitchen.
A guide to Khmer food: what to eat in Cambodia and how to order it
Cambodian cuisine is subtler than its Southeast Asian neighbours and more interesting than most visitors expect. A guide to the dishes worth knowing, from the breakfast noodles at the market to the fish amok that shouldn't be ordered from a tourist menu.
Where to eat in Kampot: an edited list for people who take food seriously
From a Khmer kitchen that does fish amok the way it should be done to the small restaurant with a changing menu that is quietly the best dinner in town - an honest guide to eating well in Kampot.
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A monthly letter from Kampot
Considered writing on Kampot, Cambodia, and the slow life. One email a month, around the new moon. Unsubscribe whenever.