Re: [CH] white pepper

Charles Demas (demas@sunspot.tiac.net)
Thu, 5 Aug 1999 15:51:00 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, WILLIAM PITTS wrote:

> I have a question for the group.  What variety of pepper is used for the 
> "ground white pepper" found in grocery stores?   I use this often to add 
> interest to dishes such as chicken and rice without adding heat.  Actually I 
> add 3 or 4 varities of peppers in small amounts to most "plain" dishes to 
> make them spicy but not hot.

AFAIK, white pepper is just black pepper with the outside removed.

See this URL for more specific info:

EPICURIOUS FOOD DICTIONARY: peppercorn

http://food.epicurious.com/run/fooddictionary/browse?entry_id=9544


Chuck Demas
Needham, Mass.

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