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Varieties of Pepper

Pepper : Black, White, Green

Pepper is the fruit of a flowering vine of the  family Piperaceae which grows in the tropics. The Pepper Plant starts carrying berries after its 3rd year two times a year for thirty years. The pepper plant can grow up to 10 meters if its supporting tree grows that high. For commercial growing the Pepper plants are kept under a high of 4 meters. The Pepper plant needs shade and lots of water but should not stand in it or she will die.  

Black Pepper, White Pepper and Green Pepper come from the same Plant.

The green Pepper is made from unripe berries. The fresh green pepper berries have to be preserved in brine or vinegar, or by  freeze drying. Green pepper is used in desserts or in the green pepper sauce.

The White Pepper is made from the fully ripe pepper berry. After harvest the berries are soaked over a couple of days in fresh water where the outer shell of the berry softens and loosens which leaves the heart of the berry. The White pepper is the dried under the sun.

The Black Pepper is made from the fully ripe pepper berry. After harvest the berries are directly dried under the sun where the originally green outer shell of the pepper turns black.The black pepper is best used in long cooking meats. The piperin gives a nice woody taste to the meals.

Pepper is not just Pepper 

Pepper differs greatly in taste. Pepper is generally named after the port of departure or the region of origin.

Pepper should be bought as grains and ground just before use.

The best know pepper is the Penja Pepper. This pepper grows on volcanic soil. The volcanic soil is very nutritious for the plant.

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