The world of spices is certainly fascinating, full of colors and scents. Pepper in particular is probably the most known spice, however many people don’t know that they call pepper a wide range of berries, many of which are not even distant relatives with the Indian pepper Piper Nigrum.

Fabio Gizzi explained it to us at the Emporium of Spices, a small shop located in the testaccio area, here you can find 134 spices and mixtures from 5 different continents, you will certainly find what you are looking for. But returning to pepper, first of all it must be said that only green, black and white pepper belong to the same plant, Piper Nigrum, of Indian origin but now cultivated throughout the tropical belt. The green pepper is obtained from the berries harvested unripe, dried and freeze-dried, for the black one the fruits are collected when they are ripe and red, left to dry the pulp becomes black. Finally, the white is obtained by letting the ripe pepper macerate until it loses the external pulp and only the white seed remains.

If you want more information about this spice go to the store website, https://www.emporiodellespezie.it/ there are peppers from Cameroon, Cambodia, Nepal and many more countries, each pepper has its own tab and there are also recommended culinary combinations.