Pepper, also known as guzuki powder, is made by crushing the fruit of the pepper tree, a tropical plant.

Mainly produced in India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and other countries, China's Guangdong Province, Hainan Island is also produced. Pepper is one of the most famous specialties of Hainan, which is both a good condiment and a valuable medicinal herb. Pepper can be medicine, food and dual-use, Chinese medicine says pepper has the function of warming the stomach and dispersing cold. Food method mainly has direct consumption of pepper.

Pepper

Pepper is the world's main flavoring spice, the fruit contains volatile oil 1-2%, piperine 8-9%, but also contains crude fat, protein, starch, soluble nitrogen and other substances. Pepper contains special ingredients that make pepper has a unique aromatic flavor, and bitter and spicy flavor, become popular with the people with spicy spices.

Pepper is divided into white pepper and black pepper two kinds of pepper, white pepper for the ripe fruit peeled seeds processed from the color gray and white, the seed kernel is full, the smell is stronger, the quality is better; black pepper is immature and sun-dried real processed from the rind is wrinkled and black, the smell is lighter. The two temperament is also different.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Pepper