White Pepper

White pepper is the spice produced from the ripe fruit of the black pepper plant (Piper nigrum) with its thin outer flesh removed, typically through soaking and fermentation. This is in contrast to black pepper, which comes from unripe fruits with their flesh left intact.

Whole white peppercorns (Piper nigrum) in a dark ceramic dish with a wooden scoop of freshly ground white pepper resting on top, shown in close detail with the smooth pale beige spheres of the whole pepper contrasting against the fine tan powder.
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