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The tiny berries, which merge to a single, rod-like structure which
bears some resemblance to catkins (flowers of trees like hazelnut or
willow).
The content of piperine (about 6%) is slightly higher than in black
pepper.
The name in Bali is Guplikan
alinese Long Pepper or Piper retrofractum was once hailed by Romans
as the ultimate peppery spice. Sadly these wild long peppers soon
disappeared into culinary obscurity with the agricultural
domestication of their cousin, the modern black peppercorn. To this
day, Long Peppers refuse to play party to conventional agricultural
ideals of planting and harvest…preferring to sprout where they will
and trail lazily into the towering canopies of jungle trees. For Big
Tree Farms, Balinese Long Peppers are the single most successful
product to come from our Secondary Forest Products program. The
program started in the highlands of Bali in jungle surrounding our
organic farms. We learned about the wonderful The flavor of Balinese
Long Pepper is deep and complex; simultaneously releasing an earthy
pungency, a sweet hint of cardamom and nutmeg and the spicy heat of
chili. The long peppers look like tiny cattails and once ground,
roasted or simply snapped in two, they release an incredible floral
bouquet. |
