Long Pepper (Pippali)
黒胡椒よりも甘くスパイシー！アーユルヴェーダで重宝される松ぼっくり型の古代スパイス
Description
A Piperaceae spice shaped like a long thin pinecone. Besides black pepper's sharp heat, it possesses a sweet, complex exotic aroma like cinnamon or licorice.
Classification: For Maniacs,Whole Spice,Licorice Aroma
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How to use
Ingredients
- Long pepper
Instructions
- Since it's very hard, grind into powder in a mortar/mill right before use.
- When making Kadha (Ayurvedic medicinal tea), boil with ginger/black pepper into a spicy detox tea soothing sore throats.
- Blend as a secret ingredient in meat curries/marinades, adding spicy heat with deep sweet aroma unattainable by black pepper alone.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Long pepper
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Black pepper and a little cinnamon powder (as sub for complex of heat and sweet aroma)
Pairing
Kadha (Medicinal tea), Nihari (Meat stew), Mutton curry
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Pippali' in Hindi. An ancient spice prized higher and more expensive than black pepper in pre-Age of Discovery Europe. Fading from modern Indian cooking's mainstream, but maintains absolute status as an Ayurvedic traditional gastrointestinal medicine/tonic.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Usage] When catching a cold, mix powdered Pippali into honey and lick directly, purifying the airway with the throat-burning spicy stimulation arriving right after the sweetness!
Allergen
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