Whats the difference between white pepper and black pepper?
Black pepper and white pepper come from the fruit of a vine, Piper nigrum, native to India and Sri Lanka. White and black pepper, are obtained from the pepper plant (Piper nigrum). The unripe, unpeeled, dried, wrinkly fruits of a size of 3 – 6 mm are known as black pepper, while white pepper is obtained from the fully ripe fruit by removing (peeling) the outer pericarp after 2 – 3 days’ fermentation and drying the seeds to yield smooth, yellow to dirty yellow peppercorns of a size of 2 – 4 mm.White pepper has a higher content of piperine (C17H19NO3) and consequently has a hotter taste than black pepper.
