Did you know that black pepper grows as a vine? Well, ours is finally forming fruit! Black pepper has been used in India, where it is native, for at least 4,000 years. Arab traders brought black pepper to Arabia and Egypt, and from there it found its way into Europe. Peppercorns can be used whole or ground as a spice found in cuisines throughout the world. Green, black, white, and red pepper all originate from the same plant. Green peppercorns are the immature fruits, which are harvested before turning red. Black pepper is obtained by harvesting fully grown but still green fruits, which are then sun dried. Red peppercorn are fully ripe fruits and white pepper, which has the strongest pungency, is made from ripe fruits. With the outer red hull removed. Pepper has also been used since ancient times as medicine against a variety of illnesses like insomnia, indigestion, and liver problems, among many others. ・・・ #growninhaiti #blackpepper #peppercorn #pipernigrum #growth #foodforest #diversity #agroforestry #vinelayer #vine #fruiting #haiti #ayiti #sustainablefoodsystem #nogmos #organic #nopesticides #homestead #noherbicides #tropical https://www.instagram.com/p/CO0flksF6Nl/?igshid=1en2c8gy4g43j
