![]() ![]() I entered the market and was greeted by colorful mats piled high with the spiky fruit. Kampot’s most distinctive landmark is a giant durian statue, which sits in the center of the town’s main roundabout beside the food market. The fruit was everywhere - neatly stacked in little piles on the side of the road, balanced on the back of fruit carts, and wrapped in plastic and stowed safely away on supermarket shelves. I visited in late July, which is the end of durian season. Despite a lack of natural attractions, Kampot’s colorful jumble of shop fronts, quiet streets, and artsy cafes make it a relaxing stop after Cambodia’s hot, traffic-choked capital. It’s somewhat eclipsed by Sihanoukville’s beaches in the west and the capital city of Phnom Penh in the north. Set among farmland and rice paddies at the foot of Elephant Mountains, Kampot is an unassuming town on the south coast. On a trip to Kampot, the “durian capital of Cambodia,” I decided to push past the scent and try one for myself. Despite the stench, the spiky, football-sized fruit is easy to find in Southeast Asia because the taste of the custard-like inside is in a league of its own. ![]()
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