Cooking will use a lot of spices, these spices have their own characteristics, have their own different temper, so the use of methods are also different, such as today to share the same black pepper and white pepper, both are pepper, smell, efficacy, the use of the method have a slight difference, before using must be clear about the difference, so that the dish can be more delicious.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="9" > different in the history of our country</h1>
Black and white pepper in the history of our country is not the same, it can be said that black pepper in the history of our country can only be regarded as the younger generation of white pepper.
Since Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty occupied the Hexi Corridor, the door to the world was opened, and then various exotic species entered our Greater China, and pepper entered China through trade at this time, but at that time it was all white pepper, and it was more expensive than gold, and you are not ordinary people can eat.
Until the middle of the Ming Dynasty, due to the successful introduction of pepper in Hainan and Guangdong, the price of pepper plummeted, and eventually became a common thing in the homes of ordinary people, until this time people had the opportunity to taste the strong aroma of black pepper, and black pepper really spread in China.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="2" > the picking period and the production method are different</h1>
Black pepper and white pepper are not two different "species", on the contrary, they are "brothers born of the same root", the difference is that the time away from the mother is different.
Ripe pepper fruit is red, and black pepper is in the pepper fruit is not yet fully ripe, but the skin is slightly red when it is picked down, and then into boiling water micro-boiled for a while, to deeply wash the surface, and then put into the sun or dryer drying, the process of the fruit skin will be wrinkled black, the final result is black pepper grains, grinding is black pepper powder.
The white pepper is to wait until the pepper fruit is fully ripe, all turn red when the pick, different from the black pepper is to first peel, and then dry, and finally the surface is gray white is the white pepper grain, after grinding is the white pepper powder.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="7" > aroma and cooking</h1>
Black pepper, the color of dark and rough appearance, is destined to have a relatively strong smell, the fact is also the same, black pepper smell is more fragrant than white pepper, with a spicy taste, suitable for cooking some red meat or animal offal and other large smelling ingredients, such as the most classic is the combination of beef, because Europeans and Americans eat beef habits that are half-cooked with blood water, and strong black pepper can just cover the odor, but also can improve the aroma of beef, so these two ingredients have always been the cooking circle" Golden Partner".
However, black pepper contains "volatile oil", if cooked at a high temperature for a long time, it will volatilize the aroma, so black pepper can not be used for a long time stew, boiling, steaming and other operations, it is best to fry, fry, roast cooking is the most suitable, and to add the ingredients shortly before the pan, after a short period of high temperature can stimulate the spicy smell of black pepper.
White pepper, relative to black pepper smell is mild, fragrant a lot, its aroma is also relatively stable, not easy to volatilize, more suitable for making some soups, stews, braised dishes, fish, chicken, pork, duck and other meat with a weaker smell, such as peppery soup, pepper pork belly chicken, etc. are used white pepper. In general, white pepper is mostly used in Chinese food, cooking methods are more diverse, while black pepper is more exquisitely used in Western food.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="18" > different</h1>
Although black and white pepper belong to the same plant, but the effect of the two is very different, according to experience, the medicinal value of white pepper is higher, the ancients believe that white pepper is the first medicinal use and seasoning is secondary, the main role is to disperse cold, stomach, warm spleen and stomach function.
The medicinal value of black pepper is lower, but according to the concept of "black into the kidneys" of the ancients, black pepper should have the effect of warming the spleen and kidneys, especially for diarrhea caused by spleen and kidney deficiency.
But no matter what, black and white pepper is a spicy condiment, the heat is relatively high, eating more is easy to burst and fire, so eat in moderation, do not be greedy.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="23" >-conclusion.)</h1>
A few words to talk about the difference between black and white pepper, white pepper in our country's history is a little longer, so its application in Chinese food is more comprehensive, the aroma is more stable, suitable for soup, stew dishes, etc., but also by the ancients endowed with high medicinal value. Black pepper is used more in Western food, but also more exquisite, of which the combination of beef is a classic, but black pepper has poor aroma stability in high temperatures, so it is best to sprinkle it before the pan.
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