 | erdos0 |
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Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:06:14 pm
I have known for a long time that pepper tastes much better when freshly ground in a pepper mill than when preground. What I failed to realize until now, is that it is even better when the grinding is done inside my mouth. I discovered this when my pepper mill broke, spilling whole peppercorns everywhere.
Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:07:44 pm
Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:08:04 pm
You tried this and didn't like it?
Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:48:41 pm
Do you bite them with other food, or just the peppercorns?
Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:49:34 pm
I like the Peppercorn Medley, which has black, red, yellow and (I think) green peppercorns.
Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:56:41 pm
re: comment#3
Do you bite them with other food, or just the peppercorns?
In the food.Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:38:46 pm
With food or separately?
Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:14:07 am
You should try it with food.
Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:32:13 am
I will try this soon for the sake of curiosity, but I don't think I will do it often because of the increased risk of tooth damage associated with grinding small, hard foods. I've used coarse ground pepper to achieve a similar effect, but I expect the flavor of whole peppercorns will be much fresher and stronger.
Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:49:08 pm
re: comment#8
I will try this soon for the sake of curiosity, but I don't think I will do it often because of the increased risk of tooth damage associated with grinding small, hard foods. I've used coarse ground pepper to achieve a similar effect, but I expect the flavor of whole peppercorns will be much fresher and stronger.
It wasn't that hard to grind in my mouth. I'm not sure if that is the consequence of the type of pepper. I did this with Tellicherry peppercorns. They are larger than normal and get extra ripening time.