Red peppercorn

What are the different types of peppecorns? What's the difference between peppercorns and pepper? What are the best peppercorns?

Let’s Talk Peppercorns! In the shops, we’re often asked to describe the different qualities and flavors of peppercorns. It’s a fair question. Pink peppercorns love delicate proteins like chicken or fish. Szechuan are great with green beans and Tellicherry are our go to for everyday seasoning. But what makes a peppercorn a peppercorn and how are they all related?

When you have a savory dish in front of you, you might grind some fresh black pepper over it without a second thought. Before your next meal, though, you might want to learn about all the other tongue-tingling peppercorns your spice rack has to offer. What Are Peppercorns? Peppercorns are tiny fruits of a flowering […]

Taken the giant leap from pre-ground pepper to grinding your own yet? Looking at various peppercorn types to experiment with? Read our guide to learn more.

Pink Peppercorns

Sichuan pepper also known as Szechuan pepper, Szechuan peppercorn, or Sichuan peppercorn is an important and popular spice used in China, especially in Sichuan cuisine. And recently some readers from USA told me that it

10 · 12 minutes · Learn to make spicy salt, which is a condiment using Sichuan peppercorns that you can suit to your own preferences.

This would look refreshing in summer. Would you think of a glass of cold mint tea in the winter? Or cook up a batch of steaming hot chicken soup in the heat of summer? Both would sound unappetizing, our mind and stomach would recoil. In winter our stomachs and minds find satisfaction in the warming flavors of plants that warm the soul. Chicken soup, for example, isn’t just chicken boiled in water. Instead, what makes chicken soup appealing, are the seasonings. Sage, thyme, onion, a dash of…

Sichuan peppercorns are essential in Sichuan cooking. Here's what else you need to know about these tiny, mouth-numbing flavor grenades.

1 · 50 minutes · This tangy, sweet, spicy, umami marinade turns into a wonderful glaze as the chicken pieces roast away in the oven. This will make everyone happy!