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Ground, dried and cooked peppercorns have been used since antiquity, both for flavor and as a "Traditional medicine".  Black pepper is the world's most traded and is one of the most common spices added to cuisines around the world. Its spiciness is due to the chemical compound "Piperine" which is a different kind of spicy from the "Capsai..

Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. When fresh and fully mature, the fruit is about 5 mm in diameter and dark red, and contains a single seed, like all drupes.Use black pepper as an ingredient in recipes to add flavor an..