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Home » Spices » Pepper » Peppercorns » Black Peppercorns

Black Peppercorns

Black PeppercornsBlack Peppercorns
© Denzil Green

Peppercorns grow on a vine that grows anywhere from 12 to 20 feet (3 ½ to 6 metres.)

The vine has a woody stem, and produces white flowers which in turn produce peppercorns as fruit.

The peppercorns start off green, and when ripe, turn red.

To make Black Peppercorns, the berries are gathered while still green, and allowed to dry and ferment. The fungus that causes the fermentation turns them black.

Other names

AKA: Black Pepper
Italian: Pepe nero in grani
French: Poivre noir en grains
German: Schwarzer Pfefferkörner
Spanish: Pimienta negra en granos
Indian: Gol mirch, Kala mirch

This page first published: Jan 27, 2004 · Updated: Jun 6, 2018.

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