Season Your Food with Madagascar Peppercorns (James S Moore)

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The island country of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean is one of the world's prominent producers of high quality peppercorns. Admired for its sharp aroma and mild hotness, the Madagascar peppercorn is widely used by French chefs for spicing up French meat dishes.

Food connoisseurs are aware of the unique flavour of Madagascar peppercorn, which has made it one of the most sought after peppercorn varieties. The popularity of French cuisine around the world, to some extent, is attributed to the dried berries of the Piper nigrum plant that the French procured from their island colony off the southeastern coast of Africa.

Unfortunately, most chefs outside Europe are unaware of the outstanding peppercorns produced in Madagascar. Madagascar peppercorn boasts of properties that allow it to compete with peppercorns procured from the other popular peppercorn producing countries such as India, Indonesia, Vietnam and China. Hence, if you have not yet used this aromatic pepper for seasoning your foods, it is now time to buy a bag of Madagascar peppercorn from a gourmet peppercorn store.

What is Madagascar Peppercorn?

The Madagascar peppercorn is a brownish gray colored peppercorn. Produced by drying the unripe berry of the Piper nigrun plant after it is cooked in hot water for some time, the peppercorn of Madagascar has a unique charred oak barrel like aroma. The brown Madagascar peppercorn is less hot than the other popular black peppercorn varieties. Hence, they are best suited for epicureans who want to enjoy the peppery flavor of foods without making their foods too hot.

Popular Uses of Madagascar Peppercorn

Madagascar pepper can be added to all types of foods. Due to its unique smoky flavour, the brown peppercorn is especially appropriate for meat dishes. It is the favourite peppercorn variety of a large number of French chefs, who are reluctant to use any other peppercorn varieties for seasoning their meat dishes. Apart from seasoning your meat preparations, Madagascar pepper can be added to soups, salads and almost every dish that requires seasoning with black and white pepper.

How to Buy Madagascar Peppercorn

Few local spice stores sell Madagascar peppercorn. These highly prized peppercorns are available only in selected upscale stores. You can easily find the finest quality peppercorn from Madagascar in an online gourmet spice store. If you have not tried Madagascar peppercorns before, a sampler size Madagascar peppercorn bag will help to introduce you to the aromatic peppercorns. However, after enjoying the unique flavor of Madagascar pepper, you cannot resist the temptation of buying the larger 10 to 20 ounce bags.

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