White Pepper (Ground)

PURPOSE [foogallery id=”2973″]   WHAT IS IT? White pepper is a berry (fruit) which is usually left to fully ripen, and have the husks removed. In a finishing process, known as retting, fully ripe red pepper berries are soaked in water for about a week. The flesh of the fruit softens and decomposes. Rubbing the peppercorns further removes what remains of the fruit. The seed is next.dried where it becomes hard like a peppercorn. The ground pepper, due to its method of preparation, maintains its flavor for a long time, and the fine grind is hard to reproduce with a mill or pestle. The peppercorns are useful for recipes that require marination or brining, or where multiple seeds are being incorporated together, but the ground is a staple of any kitchen. EXPERIENCE White pepper is fundamentally different than most other peppercorns.  Known for its sharper pungent aroma, LESS IS MORE. Do not use it as a 1:1 swap for black pepper. It can produce a useful bitter/sharp at high