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Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) plant

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Spices

Black Pepper

Piper nigrum

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a woody climbing vine native to South India and grown across the tropics, including Vietnam, which is the world's largest producer. The small fruits, called peppercorns, are picked while still green and unripe, then dried in the sun until the skin wrinkles and blackens. Cracked, ground or used whole, they carry a sharp, biting heat and a warm woody aroma, and season almost every savoury cuisine there is.

Origin:
Vietnam

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