Kep (កែប) is the smallest province in Cambodia covering about 336 square kilometres. Kep province separated from Kampot province in 22 December 2008. The location of Kep is by the shore line and it is rich with all seafood includes fishes, cockles, clams, squids, oysters and the most significant is that 'CRABS'.
Here in Kep we can find a market that so called 'Crab Market' which sell only live crabs. The crabs are kept in a bamboo cadges in ocean water to keep them always alive. You can buy by piece, by kilogram or more, then ask vendor or restaurant nearby to cook for you as you like it; steam, stir-fry or grill and eaten with dipping sauce, lime or pepper. Most favourite dipping sauce are teuk trey koh kong or koh kong sauce and black pepper-lime dipping sauce.
Please do try!
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| About the image above: statue of flower crab in the middle of Kep's sea side |
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| About the image above: crab market in Kep |
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| About the image above: seller carried crabs to the buyer |
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| About the image about: crabs in a bamboo cadge |
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| About the image above: workers waited for buyers |
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| About the image above: buyers and seller are gathered in the pier |
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| About the image above: thumb up from tourist |
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| About the image above: cadges full of live crabs |
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| About the image above: pier of crab market in Kep |
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| About the image above: posed with the local |
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| About the image above: two women are preparing cadges of crabs |
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| About the image above: empty cadges as crabs are sold out |
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About the image above: a woman left the cadge behind
after submerge the crab's cadge
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