Kampot sea salt (Khmer: អំបិលសមុទ្រកំពត, French: Sel de mer de Kampot) is extracted from the seawater through salt evaporation ponds in the coastal Kampot and Kep provinces.[1] Salt farms cover around 4,748 hectares of land in both provinces and are owned by 200 families who are members of Kampot-Kep Salt Association.[2]
The highest quality Kampot sea salt is Kampot Flower of Salt (ផ្កាអំបិលកំពត, Fleur de sel de Kampot), the fleur de sel harvested in small quantities from each pond only during April and May, the warmest months of the year, when there is little to no wind.[3]
- ^ "How is Kampot Sea Salt Made?". BoTree. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Vannak, Chea (19 February 2020). "Sustainable Salt Production Boosted". Agence Kampuchea Press. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Vanna, Sem (30 May 2019). "High-Quality Kampot Flower of Salt Producers are Turning to Japan and Europe Markets". Cambodianess. Retrieved 25 May 2022.