black pepper
spice
Also known as: pepper
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- In black pepper: Cultivation and harvest
…whole peppercorns, when ground, yield black pepper. White pepper is obtained by removing the dark outer part of the pericarp, and the flavor is less pungent than that of black pepper. The outer coating is softened either by keeping the berries in moist heaps for 2 or 3 days or…
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