Category "pepper"

can the degree of white to black parts make coarse ground pepper taste mild?

I previously asked this question about what makes black pepper mild: What makes black pepper strong or mild? Both ground type and freshness could be the cause

How can I buy black pepper with mainly black bits?

When buying black pepper I notice it usually comes whole or grounded but it usually contains the outer black part as well as the inner white part hence a mixtur

Will ground sealed pepper have lost it freshness?

From other answers I can see that fine grounded pepper looses its freshness and flavors so freshly ground is better. Does this apply as much to coarse ground,

What’s the difference between cracked and coarse rounded black peppercorns?

I saw a video of cracked peppercorns where the cook was cracking them with the bottom of a pan. Coarse grounded is obviously done by grinding coarsly. Assumin

How to infuse black layer of peppercorn into an oil?

I am interested in infusing the black layer flavours(not inner white parts) of black pepper into an oil. I imagine this can be achieved by adding whole black

How does cooking with whole peppercorns compare to ground?

If you buy ground peppercorns you should always go for fresh ground because they taste completely different imo. In bangladeshi cooking I notice that they use

What is the difference between red pepper and cayenne pepper?

I read that cayenne pepper is meant to be moderately hot while red pepper is very hot. At the same time from the pictures it seems cayenne pepper is a red pepp

If you use black pepper with water will the taste disapear?

I’m Asking about the solubility of black pepper in oil and water i guess. If you use it with just oil I imagine it will taste strong. If you use it with

Please clarify confusion between chillies and pepper? [duplicate]

Chili and pepper are not the same thing however people just refer to chilies as peppers interchangeably. As far as I'm aware the difference i

Why is this cayenne pepper very hot?

As far as I'm aware cayenne pepper is meant to be medium hot(which is what I wanted) and not very hot. In order to ensure I am getting the genuine cayenne pe

Would there be a difference between boiling whole black peppercorns or fine ground black pepper in a stew?

When putting whole black pepper in a stew e.g. curry, am I right in thinking that they completely dissolve because I don't remember seeing any in the finished p

How to make black peppercorns extremely fine?

The black pepper I buy come in containers where you can grind it on use and they come out fine but not super fine. I'm just wondering : how do powder supplier

How to get spicey flavour from black peppers in stew?

The piperine in black pepper has a tangy/spicy flavor and I read that it concentrates in the black part of the peppercorn and not the inner white part. This be

How to improve my Lemon Pepper Tuna? [duplicate]

I am a tuna fan. I usually pour it from a tin onto a sandwich without cooking it. Yet there is one kind of tuna that is a problem for me: tinn

Will fresh bell peppers give stew a red colour?

I know ground paprika from red bell peppers does give a red colour to a stew. Just wondering if the bell peppers are fresh cuts and not ground, will it give th

Cooking brined green peppercorns to be soft

In my green pepper sauce I use brined green peppercorns. The supermarket has changed brands and the new one has seemingly fresh picked/uncooked corns in a brine

Is it possible to infuse piperine of Black pepper into oil?

Is this possible? From my understanding one would need to freshly grind the black pepper into an oil and heat it, however due to the volatility of piperine it

Canned Peppers: Very subtle acidic taste

I opened a jar of roasted peppers I canned about a month ago. Because it was a big jar and it ended up lacking water I put it in my 4C° fridge. It was canne

Is seeding peppers a must when making hot sauce

I'm trying my hand at a homemade hot sauce using some habaneros and every recipe I've seen calls for unseeding them. I'm not particularly worried about making t

How can I remove whole peppercorns from a sauce after cooking?

I've heard that whole black pepper is put in sauces for flavour, but it is not supposed to stay there in a finished dish, because it's quite unpleasant to bite