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Step 20Pepper.
Pepper comes in two forms: peppercorns and ground.
I am a pepper snob. I am a firm believer of copious amounts of chunky, freshly ground pepper on everything. I only use tellicherry peppercorns - I love them because they're fruity, complex and warm. I could talk about tellicherry all day, so you should probably just go buy some before I talk your ear off. (Or eyes out?)
You can, however, get pink, green, white or assorted black peppercorns. Or find them all mixed together.
Black pepper & white pepper at the top - red is in the middle, and green is on the lower end of the hotness spectrum.
Black pepper looks the way it does because it's dried in the sun. White pepper is basically the same as black, but they're allowed to ripen more fully and the outer shell is removed. Red peppercorns are fully ripened a freeze dried. Pink peppercorns actually aren't pepper at all, even though they're included in peppercorn blends. :)
Green peppercorns are typically pickled and found in small glass jars, but you can also find them dried. I actually just bought a jar of the pickled ones a few days ago, and when I get around to trying them I'll report back. I hear they're similar to capers!
Oh, and I refuse to talk about pre-ground pepper. SHAME ON YOU FOR ASKING!
This is one of my only food snobbery bits. Please allow me this moment of eliteness!
I am a pepper snob. I am a firm believer of copious amounts of chunky, freshly ground pepper on everything. I only use tellicherry peppercorns - I love them because they're fruity, complex and warm. I could talk about tellicherry all day, so you should probably just go buy some before I talk your ear off. (Or eyes out?)
You can, however, get pink, green, white or assorted black peppercorns. Or find them all mixed together.
Black pepper & white pepper at the top - red is in the middle, and green is on the lower end of the hotness spectrum.
Black pepper looks the way it does because it's dried in the sun. White pepper is basically the same as black, but they're allowed to ripen more fully and the outer shell is removed. Red peppercorns are fully ripened a freeze dried. Pink peppercorns actually aren't pepper at all, even though they're included in peppercorn blends. :)
Green peppercorns are typically pickled and found in small glass jars, but you can also find them dried. I actually just bought a jar of the pickled ones a few days ago, and when I get around to trying them I'll report back. I hear they're similar to capers!
Oh, and I refuse to talk about pre-ground pepper. SHAME ON YOU FOR ASKING!
This is one of my only food snobbery bits. Please allow me this moment of eliteness!
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I am a bit of a pepper nazi myself. It is amazing what a broad range of flavors there are. Tip: Penzy's spice house sells an extra bold peppercorn from India. It is strong, so a little goes a long way, but it is delicious. I am in no way affiliated with Penzy's myself.