Black Pepper

The health benefits of black pepper (Piper nigrum) are substantial and still being investigated. The peppercorn is native to tropical rain forests in Indonesia, and comes from the peppercorn plant. The peppercorn is actually a berry but is often categorized as a spice due to the way it is used in cooking. This plant, a perennial climbing vine, will require the use of a pole to reach its full growth potential. It will not produce fruit for as long as four years after planting. Often peppercorns are harvested when they are nearly matured and ready to turn red in color. White peppercorns, the result of berries that have fully ripened, which are then soaked to remove the dark, outer shell, revealing a white pepper seed on the inside. Not only has pepper become a popular spice that sits next to salt on the table, but there are many black pepper health benefits that can be utilized.

               Health Benefits of Black Pepper

The health benefits of black pepper (Piper nigrum) are substantial and still being investigated. The peppercorn is native to tropical rain forests in Indonesia, and comes from the peppercorn plant. The peppercorn is actually a berry but is often categorized as a spice due to the way it is used in cooking. This plant, a perennial climbing vine, will require the use of a pole to reach its full growth potential. It will not produce fruit for as long as four years after planting. Often peppercorns are harvested when they are nearly matured and ready to turn red in color. White peppercorns, the result of berries that have fully ripened, which are then soaked to remove the dark, outer shell, revealing a white pepper seed on the inside. Not only has pepper become a popular spice that sits next to salt on the table, but there are many black pepper health benefits that can be utilized.

Buying Black Pepper and Proper Storage

 To ensure the purest pepper, it is often recommended to choose peppercorns versus the previously ground pepper. When making a purchase, choose peppercorns that are round, heavy and look compact.

Store peppercorns at room temperature. Once it has been milled, or ground into powder, store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If powdered pepper has been purchased, for best results store it in the same manner.

Royal sea-bream, pepper infusion of Séchuan

Ingredients

            1 beautiful sea-bream of 800g

3 kg of coarse salt

500 gr. (50 Cl) white of Å“uf 50 G pink pepper

50 G black pepper

50 G white pepper

60 G pepper of Séchuan (thorny ash) 1 thyme branch

1 branch of rosemary

2 dried fennel branches

1 bundle of parsley

Method:

Stuff sea-bream before cooking with grasses: thyme, rosemary, dried fennel and parsley/  video recette beignet  Do not salt and do not pepper because the cooking method will give a perfect seasoning. Mix salt with the white of Å“uf and peppers, until obtaining a homogeneous and quite wet base everywhere. In a dish going to the oven deposit a coarse salt base on which you will put sea-bream, not on the side but on “the slice”, for a perfect and homogeneous cooking of the nets.