Product
ID# 471 Long Pepper 1-lb
Botanical Name
Piper retrofractum
Usual Origin(s)
Indonesia
Pack Size
Net Wt: 16oz (454g)
Volume
approx. 5 cups
Description
1 inch long dried
catkin (fruit cluster) with a peppery, hot, earthly flavor with spice and
floral notes. Break in half and add to soups and sauces, grind in a mill, or
crush with a mortar and pestle.
Sometimes called Javanese long pepper, Indian long pepper, or Indonesian
long pepper. It is a close relative of
the black pepper plant. [Cantonese = bat
but, cheung jiu • Hindi = thippili • Italian = pepe di Marisa]
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