Long Pepper
$21.00 – $28.35
Used for centuries in Mediterranean, African, Indian, and Indonesian cooking. The pepper, shaped like a black spike grows within a flower on a vine. It is said that Attila the Hun once asked for pay in Long Peppers.
A relative of the species piper nigrum, with a hotter earthy taste and sweet spicy overtones. Use as you would black pepper, but particularly good with artichokes, asparagus, and mushrooms. Try with sweet dishes, salads and BBQs.
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A taste of Italy, Greece, the Basque Country and North Africa.
Featuring:
Berbere
Chermoula
Harissa
Herbes de Provence
Hestia
Italian Herbs
La Kama
Medici
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Rosemary Sea Salt
Sole della Toscana
Sumac
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XiMiXVRRi
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