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Questions tagged [pepper]

Questions about black/green/white pepper, whether ground or as whole peppercorns.

Pepper, commonly referred to by the color of the peppercorns (black, green, white), is a spice regularly used in cooking. While originally from India, it is considered a kitchen staple in most of the world, and is regularly paired with salt - "salt and pepper". It is a member of family Piperaceae and is unrelated to the New World nightshade family of "chili peppers".

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Why put pepper on a dish before cooking?

(Almost?) every good recipe for searing/grilling steaks advises to season the steak with salt and pepper before cooking it. However, I’m reasonably sure that pepper is extremely sensitive to heat and quickly loses all its flavour. Other recipes also…
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What makes black pepper strong or mild?

I ate black pepper with chips from the shop and it tasted very strong(a good thing for me). I bought some black pepper from the shop however it didn’t taste the same and the label also read ‘mild’. If it’s black pepper then it should all be the…
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Is there something about black pepper that changes while frying?

I made yellow rice after a long while, I didn't remember the recipe exactly but it was simple enough so I just winged it. Here's what I did: 4 tablespoons of olive oil 200g of frozen vegetable mix (peas, carrots, beans, cauliflower) fry them a…
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Is there a way to make pink peppercorns properly grindable in a pepper mill?

Dried pink peppercorns are softer than their black and white cousins and have skins that come off easily. Consequently they clog up the grinding mechanism in my mill. If the setting is coarse enough for them to come out at all they come out whole or…
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How to make black peppercorns extremely fine?

The black pepper I buy come in containers where you can grind it on use and they come out fine but not super fine. I'm just wondering : how do powder suppliers e.g. the companies which make curry powders etc make black pepper so fine? What can I…
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How can I buy black pepper with mainly black bits?

When buying black pepper I notice it usually comes whole or grounded but it usually contains the outer black part as well as the inner white part hence a mixture of white and black bits. When fine grounded it looks grey. I prefer the taste of the…
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Which pepper is typically part of salt and pepper?

When people add salt and pepper to say chips, which pepper is it typically? I had chicken and chips recently with pepper and it was black colour bits, would it have been black pepper?
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How can I handle black pepper without sneezing?

Every time I am using black pepper, no matter how little, no matter how I turn my head to avoid sneezing, it still triggers it. I have to run from the work area, release myself and then go back. Are there any quick fit kitchen masks (I am serious)…
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How does cooking with whole peppercorns compare to ground?

If you buy ground peppercorns you should always go for fresh ground because they taste completely different imo. In bangladeshi cooking I notice that they use whole black peppercorns in their curry and discard it at the end. However would using it…
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What’s the difference between cracked and coarse rounded black peppercorns?

I saw a video of cracked peppercorns where the cook was cracking them with the bottom of a pan. Coarse grounded is obviously done by grinding coarsly. Assuming both are done freshly what is the difference between the two? It seems the only…
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can the degree of white to black parts make coarse ground pepper taste mild?

I previously asked this question about what makes black pepper mild: What makes black pepper strong or mild? Both ground type and freshness could be the cause however it has occured to me that the parts in the mild bottle had more white than black…
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I have a stomach ulcer and can't use pepper what else can I use

I was just diagnosed with a stomach ulcer and need to know what I can season my food with. I normally use black pepper and/or Slap Ya Mama (similiar to Tony's seasoning).
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How to get spicey flavour from black peppers in stew?

The piperine in black pepper has a tangy/spicy flavor and I read that it concentrates in the black part of the peppercorn and not the inner white part. This being the case I was thinking maybe it would be a good idea to boil the peppercorns to…
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Why is this cayenne pepper very hot?

As far as I'm aware cayenne pepper is meant to be medium hot(which is what I wanted) and not very hot. In order to ensure I am getting the genuine cayenne pepper I was trying a speciaist store…
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How much dried whole black pepper would fit into 1 cubic meter?

How much (weight in kilograms) dried whole black pepper would fit into 1 cubic meter at 12% maximum moisture?
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