Buy
Watkins Pepper Here
About Watkins Pepper
Pepper is the number one spice in the world -
often known as the King of Spices. The best pepper comes from India, which is it's native
home. The principal kinds of pepper in commercial use are the Tellicherry, Aleppy, Lampong,
Saigon and Singapore.
 Black pepper is the dried, immature
berry of a perennial weedy vine called Piper Nigrum. It's original home was along the
coast of India, but it has spread to various places around the world. In the wild state,
the plant reaches a great height. The cultivated plant is trained along wooden posts from
eight to twelve feet high and if it is fully developed it should cover these posts with a
heavy mass of foliage. The plant reaches maturity after 3-4 years and bears full crops for
about 15 years.
Gathering the Pepper Berries
|
The pepper berries are a small fruit and do
not ripen at the same time, though it is desirable that they all be about the same size
when nearly ripe. Pepper berries are first green, then turn yellow and finally red.
After being picked the berries are spread on
mats to dry. They are kept outdoors while the sun shines, but are taken indoors at night,
because the dew might spoil them. The drying process takes about three days and at the end
of that time the berries are winnowed in large sieves. When dry the pepper berry shrinks
and is black and wrinkled.
Most people are interested in, but do not
understand the difference between black pepper and white. Black pepper is the product when
the entire dried pepper berries are ground, or, as is the case with Watkins Pepper,
granulated. White pepper is an extraction. It is produced by
One of Watkins Pepper
granulators that chips the peppers, therefore leaving Watkins excellent taste.
|
removing the outer coat of the peppercorn.
This is done by friction, after the berries have been soaked. White pepper requires
considerable extra handling and it also removes part of the natural ingredients. Black
pepper is more pungent because there is more piperin in the outer shell than in the inner
body of the berry.
Watkins only uses the best grades of
Tellicherry, Malabar and Lampoon peppers and while they're high in price, the peppercorns are clean,
uniform and always surpass the standard. There is no waste and the finished product is
strong and aromatic. Watkins
Pepper is also granulated, not ground so that the precious oils are retained.
This accounts for the superior flavor and also makes Watkins Pepper
"sneezeless".
Buy Watkins Pepper Here
|
