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About Black pepper

  • Most culinary experts advise against buying pre-ground pepper
  • Black pepper has antioxidant and antibacterial properties
  • Black pepper is considered by many people to be a carminitive which means it prevents intestinal gas
  • Black pepper helps with digestion because it stimulates the taste buds and generates hydrochloric acid in the stomach
  • Black pepper has no calories and is a source of manganese, iron, and fiber
  • Many ancient cultures presented peppercorns to the Gods as a sacred offering
  • Cultivation of peppercorns began in India and is still produced there as well as Indonesia, Malaysia, Madagascar, Vietnam, and Cambodia
  • Black peppercorns are picked from the vine before the berry becomes ripe, then boiled and fermented
  • There are many varieties of black pepper, most of which are named after the region of origin: Malabar, Tellicherry, Sarawak Black, Lampong, Vietnamese, Talamanca Del Caribe, Madagasacar, Kampot, etc.
  • Black pepper is the most popular variety in America
  • The outer shell of the peppercorn seals in the freshness of the spice, so the best flavor comes from freshly cracked pepper
  • Pepper has been a valuable commodity for thousands of years and is still considered the king of spices
  • Black pepper is cracked seeds from an Indian vine called Piper Negrum
  • Only water and salt are more common cooking ingredients than black pepper
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