Lynn Smythe
Pepper Vine - King of Spices
April 28th 2008 18:49
Whole White Pepper
Black Pepper, White Pepper & Green Pepper
This article was first published to the Suite101 website on April 11th, 2008.
Pepper plants yield four different spices; namely, white peppercorns, black peppercorns, green peppercorns and pink peppercorns.
The pepper plant, Latin name Piper nigrum, is a tropical, perennial vine which can grow up to 30 feet (10 meters) tall. The pepper found in grocery stores is most commonly grown in India, Indonesia and Malaysia. Australia, Sri Lanka and Brazil are also commercial producers of peppercorns.
The complete article can be found here: Pepper Vine; King of Spices.
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