Omega Black Pepper Whole: whole peppercorns for grinders, stocks, brines and curries. Single 1 kg pack.
Whole black peppercorns are dried pepper berries, the most widely used spice in the world. Grind them fresh in a mill for the strongest aroma, or use them whole in stocks, brines, pickles, biryani and slow-cooked curries. Toast them briefly in a dry pan before crushing for spice rubs and pepper sauces. Whole peppercorns keep their flavour far longer than ground pepper, so a large pack can refill table grinders and kitchen mills for months. The pepper vine belongs to the Piperaceae family, and the black corns are its sun-dried fruit, or drupes. Whole peppercorns are the longest-keeping form of pepper; store them in a dry, sealed jar and grind only what each dish needs. A tablespoon of peppercorns in a muslin bag makes it easy to flavour a large pot of stock or a pickling brine and lift the spice out cleanly afterwards.
