In the daily diet
Western food is often seasoned with black pepper
Chinese food prefers white pepper
Where did the black and white pepper come from?
What is the relationship between them?
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Black and white pepper is the fruit of a tree
It's just that it's handled differently
Produces two very different flavors of pepper
Black pepper is made from pepper fruit that does not peel
Made by air-drying or drying directly
Since the pepper skin contains pepper oil and trace amounts of piperine
So black pepper is more fragrant
White pepper removes the peel first
It is then air-dried or dried
Due to the large amount of piperine in the nucleus
So white pepper is spicy
Pepper is native to India
It was introduced to Europe during the Middle Ages
Become a luxury consumer goods in the upper class
Pepper was introduced to our country via the Silk Road
1950s
Started large-scale cultivation
Pepper is mainly in Hainan
Wenchang, Haikou, Qionghai and other places planted
It has become the third largest cash crop in Hainan
The economic benefits can reach 6000~10000 yuan per mu
Many growers have made their way to riches on pepper
In addition to making seasonings
Pepper is also widely used
Medicine, food industry, military, daily chemical and other aspects
Didn't expect that?
Pepper is small in stature, but it is very useful!
Do you prefer black pepper or white pepper?