Eating in China
AI-generated ingredient illustration: ground black pepper with irregular dark skin flecks and lighter interior fragments, one common pepper form.

Pepper

胡椒Hújiāo

Peppercorn spice sold whole or ground. White and black pepper come from the same plant; their flavors differ.

Type
Spices

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Peppercorn spice sold whole or ground. White and black pepper come from the same plant; their flavors differ.

In the kitchen

Pepper seasoning in Taiwanese hujiao bing.

White pepper gives direct heat; black pepper is more fragrant.

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Does this dish contain Pepper?

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