Which pepper to choose?
Black, white, green, Kampot or Timut: every pepper has its own character. Here are the ones we sell, where they come from and what to serve them with.
Our peppers at a glance
| Pepper | Origin | Taste | Goes with | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malabar pepper | India, Malabar Coast | The classic black pepper, warm and balanced | All-purpose, grills, pepper sauce | 9,00 € |
| Kampot pepper | Cambodia, Kampot province | Intense and fragrant, floral notes | Red meat, fish, strawberries | 11,00 € |
| Penja pepper (pgi) | Cameroon, Penja valley (PGI) | Warm and woody | Fish, white meat, cream sauces | 11,00 € |
| Lampong pepper | Indonesia, Sumatra island | Very hot, woody notes | Grills, slow-cooked dishes | 9,00 € |
| White pepper from Vietnam | Vietnam | Finer and less aromatic than black pepper | White sauces, fish, mashed potatoes | 7,00 €46,67 € / kg |
| Green pepper from india | India | Fresh and green, mildly hot | Green pepper sauce, poultry, fish | 7,00 €155,56 € / kg |
| Madagascar Voatsiperifery pepper | Madagascar | Woody, gently hot | Red meat, game | 10,00 €153,85 € / kg |
| Timut pepper | Nepal | Grapefruit notes, very fresh | Fish, fruit, chocolate | 10,00 €153,85 € / kg |
| Sichuan pepper | China, Sichuan province | Lemony, makes the tongue tingle | Chinese cooking, duck, stir-fried beef | 8,00 € |
| Pink berries | — | Mild and fruity, barely hot | Fish, scallops, salads, desserts | 7,00 €233,33 € / kg |
| Ground jamaican pepper | — | Clove, cinnamon and nutmeg all at once | Marinades, terrines, gingerbread | 3,00 €60,00 € / kg |
| Black pepper | — | Everyday black pepper | All-purpose | 6,00 €46,15 € / kg |
| Ground grey pepper | — | Ground, ready to use | Everyday seasoning | 3,00 €60,00 € / kg |
Pairings are suggestions: taste, and ask us for advice at the market or by message.
Black, white or green pepper: what is the difference?
All three come from the same vine, Piper nigrum. Green pepper is picked unripe and kept green. Black pepper is picked still green, then dried: its skin turns black and wrinkles. White pepper comes from ripe berries with their outer skin removed: its taste is finer and less aromatic.
Timut, Sichuan, pink peppercorns: are they real peppers?
Not botanically. Timut and Sichuan are the berries of zanthoxylum shrubs, from the citrus family: Timut smells of grapefruit, Sichuan makes the tongue tingle. Pink peppercorns, mild and fruity, come from the Brazilian pepper tree. Jamaica pepper is the dried fruit of a tree from the myrtle family, Pimenta dioica, tasting of clove, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Should you buy whole or ground pepper?
Whole peppercorns keep their aroma much longer: grind them at the last moment, over the plate. Ground pepper quickly loses its fragrance, so buy it in small amounts — that is the whole point of our small sachets.