Herb Black Peppercorns gluten-free 50 g

Herb Black Peppercorns gluten-free 50 g

What is black pepper?

Black pepper [Latin: Piper nigrum ] is a tropical vine with woody lower parts that can grow up to 15 meters tall. Pepper is sometimes called the "king of spices" because, along with salt, it is the most widely used spice on every continent. Trade in pepper and other exotic spices proved to be one of the most important drivers of geographical discovery. Interestingly, pepper was used as a means of payment for a time in the Middle Ages. The raw material for herbs and spices is the fruit of this plant. Not everyone knows that all three types of pepper—black, green, and white—are actually the fruits of the same plant, harvested at different stages of ripeness. The most well-known variety, black pepper, is the green, unripe fruit that only turns black and wrinkled when slowly dried in the sun.

Black pepper in the kitchen

There's no doubt that black pepper, along with salt, is an essential spice in every kitchen. A pinch or two of ground black pepper is added to most dry dishes to enhance their flavor with a touch of heat. It's included in almost every list of ingredients for preparing a soup, meat dish, or salad. Ground black pepper is an extremely versatile spice. It's added to all kinds of roasts, marinades, and sauces. It goes particularly well with meats such as pork, beef, mutton, and lamb. It has the unique ability to liven up the flavor of fatty dishes. No soup, jelly, or fish dish is complete without it. It's worth knowing that the source of pepper's pungent flavor is the top layer of the fruit, which contains piperine.

Tips

Store it in airtight containers. For this reason, each of our spice packets features a zipper for easy opening and closing. Ground black pepper in ordinary foil not only loses its wonderful aroma very quickly after opening, but it can also easily fall out of the packaging, for example, in a drawer or cupboard. Your convenience is important to us! To fully unleash the flavor and aroma of black pepper, it's best to add it to dishes at the very end of cooking.

Product composition:

100% ground black pepper. Raw material of the highest quality.

Country of origin:

Vietnam

What can you season with black pepper?

• Soups
• Meat dishes, especially pork, beef, mutton and lamb
• fatty foods
• Fish dishes
• Salads and vegetable dishes
• Jellies and sauces

Black pepper - other properties

• Thanks to its piperine content, pepper increases the absorption of nutrients, vitamins and minerals.
• Hot spices are characterized by their ability to increase the body's heat production, which speeds up metabolism. For this reason, spices like chili and black pepper are very helpful in the fight against weight gain.
• The piperine contained in black pepper stimulates the secretion of gastric juice, which facilitates digestion and stimulates the appetite.
• Black pepper also has an expectorant effect, and because of this, it's worth considering when you have a cough or cold. It reduces swelling in the respiratory tract and also helps with inflammation of the sinuses and bronchi. To take advantage of its properties, it can be used in the form of a strongly peppered, hot broth or as an additive to tea.