Nowadays, spices have become very popular, in addition to restaurants and restaurants, daily home cooking will also be used, the most common of which are peppercorns and star anise. This year's peppercorns and star anise prices are generally rising, most of which are out of stock. Of course, there are also some spices whose prices are falling, such as white pepper. In recent years, the price of white pepper has declined, and now the market sells for 35 yuan a pound, but it is still loved by the public.
Now white pepper is very common on our table, and there are also processed white peppers for sale in the market, the most common of which is white pepper powder, which is always used in daily cooking. The whole grain of white pepper is somewhat similar to the peppercorn, mostly yellow and white, can be used as a flavoring spice, can also be used in medicine, has the effect of dispersing cold and relieving pain. Now the price of white pepper is very close to the people, and there are many farmers cultivating and planting, the supply is very sufficient, its own special fragrance makes many people fascinated, so white pepper is very popular in the market.
In fact, in ancient times, the status of white pepper was very high, and it was a luxury product that could only be used by the nobility. Since the Han Dynasty, spices have gradually been introduced, most of them are brought from the western region, the road is far away, and the amount brought is very small, and white pepper is among them. In the Tang Dynasty, the amount of spices introduced increased, but at that time it was also very limited, only limited to high society, and it was a well-deserved luxury. The price of white pepper in the Tang Dynasty is comparable to gold, and it is said that there was once a prime minister who was raided and found 60 tons of white pepper, which was very shocking.
Before the Tang Dynasty, people used spices less to cook meat, and after the introduction of white pepper, its special smell could add freshness and flavor to meat, changing people's cooking concepts. Since then, white pepper has been deeply loved by the public, has experienced thousands of years of development, has long been successfully cultivated, with more and more production, white pepper has gradually become a popular spice.
The traditional production method of white pepper is very time-consuming, and the harvested fruit spike needs to be soaked in water for about 7 days for the removal of the peel, during which the water should be changed every two days, or it is packed in a sack and placed in the living water basin, and the white pepper made by this traditional method is white in color, has no odor, but is too time-consuming and energy-intensive. Now most people are processed by machine, without the step of soaking can be directly peeled, simple and convenient, efficiency is fast.
Now many people are keen on white pepper, occasionally chew on two very high, there is no resistance to it, cooking dishes always have to add a little, whether it is stewed meat, stewed soup, or mixed with cold vegetables, are inseparable from it. Now the white pepper on the market is very hot, there is also a very good market demand, as early as a few years ago, there are many farmers on a large scale planting. White pepper is mainly grown in the south, Liangguang, Yunnan and Hainan are the main production areas, and there are many foreign plants, such as Vietnam.
In recent years, the white pepper planting area in Hainan and Vietnam has soared, and the price has naturally fallen in the case of a surge in production, 10 years ago, a pound of white pepper was sold for dozens of yuan, and now a pound is only sold for 35 yuan, and the purchase price of the place of origin is only about 20 yuan. However, the price drop is not entirely a bad thing, for consumers, now that white pepper is getting cheaper, they are more willing to come and eat. There are white pepper and black pepper sold in the market, and the two have differences in taste, among which white pepper is mostly used to cook soups, seasoning, and can also be used medicinally, while black pepper is often used in steak cooking and barbecue. Black pepper and white pepper have their own differences and advantages, and consumers can choose according to their own needs.