Introduction to Black Pepper

Black pepper, scientific name Piper nigrum, is a flowering vine of the Piperaceae family, also known as Kurokawa, native to the Malabar Coast of India. Its fruity and spicy taste is one of the earliest spices used by people, and probably the most widely used spice today.

The same fruit is also the source of white pepper, red pepper and green pepper. Black pepper is native to South India and is widely grown locally and in other tropical regions. The fruit of black pepper is dark red when fully ripe and contains a seed; the fruit becomes a pepper drupe with a diameter of 5 mm when it is sun-dried.

It is also used medicinally as a carminative and to stimulate gastric secretion. Pepper has a long and extensive cultivation history in tropical Southeast Asia, and has long been regarded as an excellent product. It is an important trade commodity between India and Europe and a medium of exchange. Pepper was also collected as a tribute in ancient Greece and Rome. During the Middle Ages, the Venetians and Genoese monopolized the pepper trade, prompting people to find shipping routes to the Far East.

The difference between white pepper and  black pepper

White pepper, black and black pepper, one white and the other black, should be easy to distinguish, but if you blindfolded and only gave you the smell of them, would you be able to tell the difference? There are also peppers, what are the differences between them?

1. Taste

a. White pepper: The fragrance is slightly lighter, the spicy taste is stronger, and it can bring out the umami; it can be matched with vegetarian dishes.

b. Black pepper: The aroma is stronger, and cooking can achieve the effect of being spicy in the middle, delicious and refreshing, and it is mostly used for meat dishes, especially beef.

2. Efficacy

Generally speaking, most peppers grow in high temperature and long-term humid areas, with acrid and hot nature, so the effect of warming and dispelling cold and relieving pain is relatively strong. The more southern the pepper grows, the warmer it is, because it fully absorbs the yang heat in the south. Therefore, Hainan pepper has the strongest warming power. The medicinal value of white pepper is slightly higher, and the seasoning effect is slightly inferior. Its taste is more pungent than black pepper, so it has stronger functions of dispelling cold and strengthening stomach. People with lung cold and phlegm can add white pepper to mutton soup to warm the lungs and resolve phlegm. Some people are prone to stomach pain, which is caused by gastrointestinal deficiency. You can add ginseng and Atractylodes to the stew, and then add some white pepper to taste. In addition to dispelling cold, it can also warm the spleen and stomach. Usually eat cold dishes, it is best to add some white pepper noodles to cool and prevent cold. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that black food enters the kidneys. Therefore, black pepper has an obvious effect of warming and nourishing the spleen and kidneys, and can treat "crying diarrhea" caused by deficiency of the spleen and kidneys. The method is to drink a broth seasoned with black pepper the night before.

Edible guidelines for ground black pepper

Black pepper powder is widely used in diet. Black pepper powder can be used to stir-fry vegetables, especially meat dishes, which can not only remove the fishy smell but also improve the taste. Black pepper can be used for soups, can be added to various biscuits and other pastries, and can be used for western food, such as frying steak, making pasta, black pepper is the first choice. Here we introduce the practice of delicious and nutritious black pepper potato cakes.

1. Black pepper potato pancakes. Potato cakes are made in a variety of ways, with unique taste, crispy and soft, and the unique aroma of black pepper is the icing on the cake. It is a good choice for breakfast.

Preparation materials: 300 grams of potatoes, 1/5 of an onion, 30 grams of cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 teaspoon of black pepper, 2 tablespoons of olive oil

Production process:

1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices, then cut them into shreds. Wash the onions and cut them into shreds the size of the potatoes.

2. Put shredded potatoes and onion in a bowl, add cornstarch, salt and black pepper and mix well.

3. Pour olive oil into the pan, add the mixed shredded potatoes, use chopsticks to poke them into an even round cake shape, fry them over medium heat, fry one side, turn over and fry the other side, fry until golden brown, eat Cut it into small pieces with a knife.

Kitchen Tips:

1. If you are worried that the potato cakes are too thick and undercooked, you can cover the pot and fry slowly until golden brown.

2. The amount of oil for frying the potato cakes can be slightly more, so that the fried potato cakes will be more crispy;

3. Potatoes can be shredded with a grater, and I use ordinary cornstarch instead of potato starch;

4. This potato cake can be eaten with tomato sauce according to taste.

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