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Pepper

Pepper is a spice obtained from the berries of two kinds of tree. The berries (peppercorns once dried), yield three kinds of pepper, depending of harvest period and processing:

Green pepper (immature berries)
Black pepper (mature)
White pepper (black pepper without skin)

White and black pepper are the most commonly used in the kitchen, their tastes are similar, and it's mostly for aesthetic reasons that one is used rather than the other. It's worth using white pepper when you don't want to see small black grains in your dish.

If you intend to buy: Have 2 pepper mills if possible: one with white pepper and the other with black pepper. In this way you can be sure that you add pepper and only pepper to your recipe (with commercially ground pepper, who knows?). Your pepper will always be fresh; once ground it soon loses its flavour.

If you want to use it: To add pepper to a dish to be served raw (salad, vinaigrette,...) no problem, just grind with the mill when needed.

For cooking with pepper, it's a bit different because pepper eventually gives a bitter taste during cooking, due to its tannin. Auguste Escoffier (confirmed by Hervé This) says that this happens after about 8 minutes of cooking, so you should so try to avoid cooking pepper more than this, and add it "at the right time...".

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Last modified on: September 18^th 2022

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If you're talking about Mirlitons ("Mirlons maybe?), it's a pastry made of puff-pastry and almond cream or frangipane, old and simple recipe but so delicious.
Posted by jh march 16^th 2023 at 07:02 (n° 19)
Are these ingredients used in a pastry product named “Merliton”? Found this pastry in “La Mallorguina”, Madrid, Spain
Posted by Kate march 15^th 2023 at 14:01 (n° 18)
Your salmon quish sounds great.. Will use our frozen salmon instead of smoked salmon as needing minimal salt . My keto sons will be sent your recipe. Try to report back. Thank you.
Posted by Anonymous september 30^th 2021 at 05:01 (n° 17)
Good ones, Label rouge, no.
Posted by jh august 19^th 2021 at 09:50 (n° 16)
Does morteau sausage contain sodium nitrite?
Posted by Nick Johnson august 19^th 2021 at 00:29 (n° 15)
Is Malibu gluten free?
Posted by Hoping january 16^th 2021 at 05:37 (n° 14)
No
Posted by jh december 2^nd 2020 at 23:01 (n° 13)
Does Malibu have caffeine in it
Posted by Melissa december 2^nd 2020 at 22:28 (n° 12)
Plain flour
Posted by jh january 26^th 2020 at 15:03 (n° 11)
In UK would i use plain flour or self raising flour for Bretton Tart
Posted by Peggie january 26^th 2020 at 08:52 (n° 10)
It's potato...
Posted by jh january 29^th 2018 at 11:42 (n° 9)
What make is the popato and where can I buy it
Posted by Jim january 28^th 2018 at 21:36 (n° 8)
Hi,

By "mash powder" do you mean mash potato powder?
If so, yes you can, see how to on this chicken recipe : chicken breasts in a potato crust.
Posted by jh january 29^th 2015 at 17:35 (n° 7)
Hi
Can I use potentiometer mash powder to make cutlets?

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Posted by Emma january 29^th 2015 at 13:46 (n° 6)
Thanks for posting this Potato flour. I like it to prepare my indian dish.
Posted by Anonymous january 22^th 2015 at 12:44 (n° 5)
No, there is nothing more than: cherry, sugar and alcohol (for good griottines of course :-).
Posted by jh august 12^th 2013 at 09:40 (n° 4)
What are the ingredients of a jar of griottines? are there any chemicals, additives, flavourings,aromas?
Posted by trebor august 11^th 2013 at 20:48 (n° 3)
Rind of what?
Posted by jh january 16^th 2012 at 08:40 (n° 2)
Is the rind edible once cooked, specifically oven baked?
Posted by Juls january 14^th 2012 at 22:41 (n° 1)