Black pepper or peppercorn is a stranger to no-one. If you can pick just one spice for your pantry then it should be black pepper. It is one of the very few spices that adds the most flavor to a variety of spices.
Black, white, green or red, all kinds of peppercorns grow on vines in clusters. Majority of peppercorn crops are produced in Asia. Mainly Indian and Vietnam. Black pepper is the most common kind, used in India.
Use crushed or whole in many recipes like cracked pepper rice, black pepper is also added to garam masala and madras curry spice blend.
