History Of Black Pepper

History Of Black Pepper

The black pepper is known as the "Black Gold" in and around the world. The pepper is one of the plants among the family 'Piperaceae'. The native of pepper is termed as south India especially the tropical regions in Kerala.

The pepper is used in various forms. This is used as a spice as well as medicine. The pepper after the mature period seen in a dark red color string with small fruit like structure which contains a single seed. The pepper is a creeper variety of plant. Usually, in Kerala, this is planted in between the arecanut and coconut trees. This plant can survive in the shades. 

The market value of this spice is really high. And it is exported to various countries from India. The black pepper is formed by cooking and drying the unripened fruit. The green pepper is the dried unripe fruit. The white pepper is the seed of pepper. The spiciness of the pepper is due to the chemical named piperine. And it is different from the usual taste of chilly. 

 In Kerala exporting of black pepper is done by various agencies. Back to the history the name pepper or 'piper' is seen in various old books. The No. 1 trader of this spice was Kerala. The old Muziris port shipped a huge quantity of pepper in the older times. Pepper was also treated as commodity money in the ancient times. The exchange systems like "Barter system" was prominent in that days. The pepper from Kerala exported to western countries like Europe and in return, they may provide Gold or precious diamonds or materials like silk. Currently, India is exporting 11 percent of pepper to various places in the world. The annual exporting may vary due to the cultivational issues like drought, climate, diseases etc. 

Now farm fresh pepper is properly cleaned, dried and packed for trading. Spice Idukki is such an initiative to provide export quality spices at affordable rates through online shopping. You can shop black pepper from Spice Idukki.