2020-03-01 Woolworths Taste

22 TASTE MARCH 2020

SALT AND PEPPER

White peppercorns

Black peppercorns

Green peppercorns

Ground black pepper

Mixed peppercorns

WildVoatsiperifery

peppercorns

Szechuan peppercorns

Pink peppercorns

THEDAILYGRIND

Unlikesalt,a mineraland

nutrient,pepperisa spicethat

doesn’tbelongineverydish.

Ruleofthumb:followtherecipe,

whichmaybeledbytradition

andgeography(Italiancacio

e pepe,forexample)

BLACK,GREENAND

WHITEPEPPERCORNS

Themostwidelytraded

spiceintheworld

originallycomesfrom

KeralainsouthIndia.

Blackpeppercornsare

thecooked,driedunripe

fruitofthepepperplant,

greenpeppercornsarethe

dried,unripefruitofthe

samefloweringvine,while

whitepeppercomesfrom

theripeseeds.Always

grindwholepeppercorns

justbeforeserving

food(saladorsteak,for

example).Oraddwholeto

sauces,marinades,soups

andstocksatthestartof

thecookingprocessto

addgentleflavour.

PINKPEPPERCORNS

Thesedriedberriesof

thePeruvianpepperand

Brazilianpeppertrees

havea sweet-peppery

flavourthatworkswellin

picklingliquids,flavoured

butters,asa garnishfor

a ginandtonic,orwith

darkchocolate.

SZECHUAN

PEPPERCORNS

ProducedinChina’s

Szechaunprovince,

thesearen’taspungent

asblackpepperandhave

hintsoflemon.Addto

Asianstir-friesorChinese-

inspiredbrothsfor

noodlesordumplings.