Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://eevb.net/video/BVLSBM3Mafm.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Why Kampot White Pepper Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business [mZE33w588CC] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Kampot pepper, grown in Cambodia, is so expensive because it’s considered the Champagne of pepper. In 2016, the European Union awarded pepper grown in this region a protected geographical indication. The taste of Kampot peppercorns is described as fresh, citrusy, fruity, and pungent. But these peppercorns don’t come cheap. Wholesale Kampot black pepper costs $15 per kilogram and white pepper costs $28 per kilogram. Online, it can cost over $100 per kilogram. Over 400 farmers grow this pepper, but climate change and competition from large farms could make it harder to earn a profit. Chapters Intro 0:00 Protected Geographical Indication 1:19 Farming Kampot pepper 1:42 Tasting the pepper 2:51 Cooking with Kampot pepper 3:34 Losing half of the harvest 5:26 Sorting and processing pepper 7:37 La Plantation’s pepper farm 9:51 How price and production have changed 12:13 Continuing to farm despite challenges 14:00 MORE SO EXPENSIVE FOOD VIDEOS: Why Korean Rice Syrup (Ssal-Jocheong) Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business Why These 10 Expensive Foods Are Disappearing | So Expensive Food | Insider Business Why Indigenous Panela Sugar Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business ------------------------------------------------------ #Peppercorn #SoExpensiveFood #InsiderBusiness Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: Insider Business on Facebook: Insider Business on Instagram: Insider Business on Twitter: Insider Business on Snapchat: Insider Business on TikTok: Why Kampot Pepper Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business dcBwAToKhf5 Gqu24u7tEE3 T2RhFyCTHYX l39Bw83Pj0V cHbL9uVIDr4 JYkaBmOWjdu JBla2J16YoJ 4L0qn4ApSDy
Kampot pepper, grown in Cambodia, is so expensive because it’s considered the Champagne of pepper. In 2016, the European Union awarded pepper grown in this region a protected geographical indication. The taste of Kampot peppercorns is described as fresh, citrusy, fruity, and pungent. But these peppercorns don’t come cheap. Wholesale Kampot black pepper costs $15 per kilogram and white pepper costs $28 per kilogram. Online, it can cost over $100 per kilogram. Over 400 farmers grow this pepper, but climate change and competition from large farms could make it harder to earn a profit. Chapters Intro 0:00 Protected Geographical Indication 1:19 Farming Kampot pepper 1:42 Tasting the pepper 2:51 Cooking with Kampot pepper 3:34 Losing half of the harvest 5:26 Sorting and processing pepper 7:37 La Plantation’s pepper farm 9:51 How price and production have changed 12:13 Continuing to farm despite challenges 14:00 MORE SO EXPENSIVE FOOD VIDEOS: Why Korean Rice Syrup (Ssal-Jocheong) Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business Why These 10 Expensive Foods Are Disappearing | So Expensive Food | Insider Business Why Indigenous Panela Sugar Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business ------------------------------------------------------ #Peppercorn #SoExpensiveFood #InsiderBusiness Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: Insider Business on Facebook: Insider Business on Instagram: Insider Business on Twitter: Insider Business on Snapchat: Insider Business on TikTok: Why Kampot Pepper Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business dcBwAToKhf5 Gqu24u7tEE3 T2RhFyCTHYX l39Bw83Pj0V cHbL9uVIDr4 JYkaBmOWjdu JBla2J16YoJ 4L0qn4ApSDy