Black Pepper

Black pepper is obtained from the small dried berries (peppercorns) of vine piper nigrum. It’s pungent smell, peppery/hot taste and health friendly properties makes pepper a favourite spice all over the world.
Peppercorns are rarely consumed whole and must be cracked or ground before they are used. Once broken, they release a pungent aroma that can tickle the nose. The spice has a biting and lingering heat with notes of citrus, fruit, and grass. It has rich source of manganese, iron, potassium, and dietary fibre.
Black pepper is also one of the most widely traded spices in the world.