It's time for a real all-rounder! Here he is! All pepper varieties – whether black, green or white – come from the Piper nigrum, i.e. the same plant. Depending on how ripe the pepper is harvested and then processed, it differs from others.

Black pepper comes from green fruits that are not yet fully ripe. After harvesting, the pepper is air-dried – this not only gives the black pepper its typical black color, it also becomes hard. In addition, the drying process in the air develops the typical spiciness of black pepper.

Black pepper is THE pepper par excellence in daily use in the kitchen. With its typical peppery taste, it can be used optimally in almost all spicy dishes and is also ideal as a pepper for the pepper mill at the table.