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Black pepper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pepper has been one of the most ancient commodities of the spice trade. Together with ginger, it has the longest history of export from South Asia dating back at least 4000 years. Most ports and trading stations for black pepper were located in Southwest India where wild populations of the plants grew.
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Information from Kew Gardens on the uses, history and culture of the black pepper. ... Black pepper is used traditionally to treat stomach acid and prevent the formation of intestinal gas. It is sometimes made into preparations with other substances including cow's urine.
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Pepper has been used as a spice in India since prehistoric times. It was probably first cultivated on the Malabar coast of India, in what is now the state of Kerala. The ancient history of black pepper is often interlinked with (and confused with) ... Black pepper - Ancient times...
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A Wisdom Archive on Black pepper - History ... Black pepper, Black pepper - Ancient times, Black pepper - China, Black pepper - Flavour, Black pepper - History, Black pepper - Notes, Black pepper - Pepper as a medicine, Black pepper - Postclassical Europe, Black pepper - The pepper plant, Black pepper - Varieties of...
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Taste and Aroma; Black Pepper has a sharp, pungent aroma and flavor. ... History/Region of Origin; Since the Roman times, Pepper has been the most important spice. The cities of Alexandria, Genoa, and Venice owed their economic success to Pepper. Three thousand year old Sanskrit literature mentions Pepper.
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Informative article about the spice Pepper (black, white and green pepper), its botany, chemistry, history and cross-cultural culinary usage. ... [ History of Pepper | Pepper Types | Pepper in the Kitchen ] ... Special synonyms for Black pepper; (View the names of this plant in 90 languages)
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History of Pepper:Black Pepper and white pepper have been used in the East for the treatment of stomach aches for over 4,000 years. The Chinese used pepper to treat malaria ... The most important producer for pepper is India that accounts for about 50% of the whole production volume. Black pepper is a native to Malabar,
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The history of the spice trade is, above all, the history of pepper, the ‘King of Spices’. Pepper has been moving westward from India for 4,000 years. ... Pepper comes from several species of a vinous plant, the spice being the fruit, called peppercorns. Black pepper is the dried, unripe berry. The corns are wrinkled...
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Black Pepper (Piper nigrum): see it and grow it ... Blooming Habits: The black pepper blooms at the end of summer. The flowers are green. The fuit are also green, black when ripe in December or January.
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