Spice Collection

Black Pepper, a Spark of Global Trade

Spice of legend

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Black pepper comes from Malabar in India, and people have seasoned their food with it for 4000 years. Like tea, you can prepare the seed of this woody vine in many ways like black, green, and white. First, farmers pick the peppercorns when green, briefly cook, and then dry them.

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JM Heatherly
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