How to spice up New Year’s Eve?

At this time of year when families gather to celebrate New Year’s Eve, we at La Plantation, a family farm nestled in the heart of Cambodia, would like to offer you a unique culinary experience using our lovingly grown spices. We are pleased to share with you some ideas on how to spice up your traditional New Year’s Eve dishes using our exceptional products.

Our farm is proud to offer you a variety of spices of the highest quality, each adding a touch of Cambodia to your festive dishes. Here’s how you can use them:

– White Kampot Pepper: To add a refined dimension to your oysters, gently sprinkle with White Kampot Pepper. Its subtle aroma will enhance the richness of this emblematic New Year’s Eve starter.
– Smoked Black Kampot Pepper: Add a touch of mystery to your prime rib dish or foie gras using Smoked Black Kampot Pepper. Its smoky flavour will sublimate your meat dishes, creating a memorable New Year’s Eve.
– Dehydrated Green Kampot Pepper: Turn your pears in wine into a real chef’s dessert by adding Dehydrated Green Kampot Pepper. Its fresh, herbal flavour is the perfect touch to sublimate this winter dessert.

– White Turmeric: Add colour and a unique flavour to your traditional Christmas turkey by using our White Turmeric or Turmeric Flower for the stuffing. Surprise guaranteed!
– Spicy Mix: Our Spicy Mix, made with a variety of Cambodian spices, will make your seafood shine during Christmas Eve. Prepare your own gravlax salmon with this ready-to-use blend!
– Kaffir lime leaves: Add Kaffir lime leaves to your raw fish tartare or carpaccio for an exotic touch and a unique flavour.

Whichever spice you choose, don’t hesitate to add this surprisingly spicy touch to your New Year’s Eve meal. It’s an opportunity to introduce your friends and family to new flavours, and to create unique moments.

Here are our favourite recipes for festive meals, delicious and easy to make.

For a spicy aperitif

Oysters with Green Chilies Duo Sauce
Foie gras with Peppers & Spices Mix
Egg mayonnaise with Khmer Ketchup Sauce
Buttered Radish with Amchoor, Khmer Green Mango

For a spicy dish

Smoked Salmon with Fresh Salted Kampot Pepper
Firecamp Rub smoked marinade, for meat or veggie proteins
Shallot Tatin with Cacao Rub
Hasselback potatoes with Firecamp Rub, a very tasty side

To spice up your cheese

Cheese platter with our 2 Kampot Pepper Sauces
Feta marinated in Fresh Salted Long Pepper
Green Pepper Rub Butter
Curcuma bread to go with it all!

For surprising desserts

Madeleines with Dried Mango or Cardamom Duo Sauce
White Chilli Meringues
Chocolate mousse with bird’s eye chilli
Orange Carpaccio with Long Pepper Pearls, for a light dessert
Amaretto Chai Gateau for a gourmet touch

For spicy cocktails

Blue Cocktail with Butterfly Pea Flowers
Turmeric Mule
Chilli Trio Margarita

A flavourful way to start the year

On the morning of the 1st, it’s time to start the year in spicy mode. Not only do our spices offer a host of intense flavours, they’re also full of goodness. There’s nothing better for the first breakfast of the year! Here’s our selection of favourite recipes:

Wild Cardamom Waffles
Broken Cinnamon Granola
Iced chai latte with our ready-to-use Chai Blend
Cardamom Porridge
Pancake with Cardamom Duo Sauce

With these delicious recipes, the start of the year is saved!

We’d like to express our deepest gratitude to our customers, who have supported us throughout the year and enabled us to pursue our passion for growing quality spices. Thanks to your support, we have been able to continue our mission to improve the lives of our local community by developing our charity Les Écoles de La Plantation, which aims to provide quality education for local children.

We would also like to thank our visitors to the farm for their interest and curiosity. You have enabled us to share our love of spices and our culture with the whole world.
This New Year’s Eve, we invite you to take a culinary journey to Cambodia by using our spices to enhance your traditional dishes. We are honoured to be part of your celebrations and to share our passion with you.

Happy New Year to everyone, and may 2023 be a year full of exquisite flavours, discoveries and happiness. Thank you again for your continued support.

The La Plantation team