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Questions tagged [pepper]

Questions about black/green/white pepper, whether ground or as whole peppercorns.

Pepper, commonly referred to by the color of the peppercorns (black, green, white), is a spice regularly used in cooking. While originally from India, it is considered a kitchen staple in most of the world, and is regularly paired with salt - "salt and pepper". It is a member of family Piperaceae and is unrelated to the New World nightshade family of "chili peppers".

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How much pepper/allspice to substitue for cubeb?

I have a recipe that calls for "12 cubebs, coarsely crushed". I've read that a blend of equal parts pepper and allspice can be substituted for a cubeb. However, having never seen a cubeb, I have no idea how big it is, so I don't know how much pepper…
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Can pickled pepper oil be used as cooking oil?

I have about a half jar of pure pickled pepper oil as I have recently used up all of the peppers. The oil is a strange translucent color of yellow; I'm imagining a cup of highlighter fluid (if there is such a thing). I'm wondering if this oil is…
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Reason for thickness of pepper\eggplant paste

When making pepper or eggplant paste (roasted then blended), the paste is very thick, even gel-like. Why is that? What ingredient in the fruit's cells thickens it so? Or is it a very low water-content?
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Au poivre without green pepper, is it good?

So I am trying to learn different recipes. One I'd like to do soon is the steak au poivre, it's a quite simple one but all the recipes I found say you need green pepper (peppercorn, not bell) and I can't find it in the local market. I'd like to know…
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How does pepper enhance/increase the saltiness of a dish?

I have found that after adding ground pepper (any type, color, or heat level), some dishes seem to be saltier. This sometimes occurs with other spices, as well. Note that I am not using anything else that contains salt. I always taste as I go and…
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Why salt AND pepper and not salt and/or pepper

Which is to say--narrowing things down--do the two actually have any mutual enhancement effect, such as, say, in the manner in which salt can fool the tastebuds into perceiving sweet as even sweeter? (thus reducing cost for sweetening) I have never…
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How can I spice up ground beef without using pepper?

I cooked up some good-quality minced beef yesterday with salt, onion, and breadcrumbs. (I wrapped it around hardboiled eggs and baked it.) I didn't use any pepper because I have allergies, and I didn't like the way it came out - it was bland and…
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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. Assuming both are done freshly what is the difference between the two? It seems the only…
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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 however it has occured to me that the parts in the mild bottle had more white than black…
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How to balance the spiciness in any kind of dishes

My question is about the spiciness of any kind of dish. I am having trouble balancing the spiciness in food. Sometime salt becomes sharp, and sometimes peppers are too sharp.
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canning a mustard vinegar sauce

I canned a mustard vinegar sauce that contains granulated sugar and brown sugar plus ketchup. I washed the jars in my dishwasher and cleaned the lids in water and vinegar. Do I need to do anything else after canning the sauce that was held over heat…
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How many peppercorns to a 2 litre Beef Casserole?

In slow cooking I would like to know the amount of peppercorns to add to a meat stew or casserole please, I don't like it too peppery.
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Does pepper dissolve into hot / boiling water similar to salt?

I read this article here on why whole peppercorns are used and looked at this quick 30 minute recipe for chicken pho which uses peppercorns instead of pepper. It just seems a lot more expensive and wasteful to use peppercorns for Chicken Pho. If I…
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I have a stomach ulcer and can't use pepper what else can I use

I was just diagnosed with a stomach ulcer and need to know what I can season my food with. I normally use black pepper and/or Slap Ya Mama (similiar to Tony's seasoning).
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Why would my olive oil smell like chipotle peppers?

I bought some Napa Valley Naturals organic extra virgin olive oil (not actually from Napa Valley -- it's from Spain). We're used to buying this brand, and in fact usually buy 9L at a time. But this box... well, the best I can describe is that it…
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