Kampot Sea Salt                                   

Kampot Sea Salt is an artisanal, natural table salt. It is handcrafted  by local farmers using simple tools, mostly made of wood, including hoes, spades, rakes, and baskets) and occurs only in the dry season. In October and November channels and dikes are prepared and the clay surface of the evaporation pools is compacted with a simple pounding implement. Next, water is pumped into reservoir ponds, either directly from the sea or from canals. As the water flows from the reservoir pond through a series of evaporation pools (usually five) over the course of about 40 days, the salinity increases. Once the water reaches the crystallization pond, the salt precipitates out and is raked into small piles to dry before being collected and then stored in warehouses at the edge of the ponds. Salt harvesting takes place from January to March, and after each batch is harvested, the pools must be cleaned and compacted before the cycle can begin again.


Salt farmers use simple tools to produce their organic handcrafted Sea Salt. On the far right is a statue depicting a man and wife harvesting their salt crop.