Black Pepper is native to South India, but I don't know if it is grown in a state in the US
Black pepper accounts for the largest volume of exports in India. Kerala, in the southern region of the country, is the largest producer of black pepper, accounting for 90% of total pepper production.
As black pepper is both a consumer product (you buy it to fill your pepper shaker) and an industrial product (you buy it to make packaged food which you will then sell), and there is a good yet essentially stable demand for black pepper, the plants which grow the product are a small yet beneficial part of our economy.
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Western Ghats of Kerala State, India
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why black pepper a herb
Yes.
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The botanical name of black pepper is Piper nigrum.
Black pepper is the whole peppercorn and white pepper is the peppercorn with the shell removed. Black pepper has a black outer shell that has a strong flavor while white pepper is milder in flavor. Use white pepper in dishes such as white sauce where color makes a difference in presentation. Darker dishes will use the black pepper.
No. Both kinds of pepper were started in a flower, which was pollinated and grew the pepper fruits. Yes, technically they are fruits, even though we classify black pepper as a spice and all the fleshy peppers, hot, sweet, green, red, as vegetables.
black is healthier :o)