peppercorn
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- noun
- /ˈpɛpərˌkɔrn/
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grano de pimienta
- Next to the stove are glass jars filled with staples: bulk peppercorns, sugar, salt.
- 1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
- black peppercorns
- cloves and peppercorns
You mean like not peppercorn, but but like green Peppers through?
- You mean like not peppercorn, but but like green Peppers through?
- Oh, my God, this one is pink peppercorn.
- Szechuan peppercorns, extra firm tofu pressed and or dried, chopped into small cubes.
- It has Szechuan peppercorn sort of numbing thing, the Carolina Reaper thing that I'm picking up on.
Examples
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Q: I recently purchased pink peppercorns, and the flavor is delicious!
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And if it's peppercorn, they're going to make your mouth numb.
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You know, no one ever uses peppercorn anymore.
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Today I'm gonna have it medium with peppercorn sauce please, and a wine list.
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And then we like whole peppercorns in ours.
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And all that is is salt, peppercorns and garlic and water.
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I top it off with my favorite dressing, the Roasted Garlic and Peppercorn.
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For the gizzards, I'm just going to add some salts, some black peppercorn, a nice mix.
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Tonight we have charred venison with buckwheat spaetzle and green peppercorn.
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Many chefs use peppercorns to enhance the flavor of their dishes.
Synonyms
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A strong spice made from dried berries to add taste to food
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A dark spice made from dried peppercorns used to season food
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A fine spice from crushing peppercorns that adds heat to food
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A light-colored spice that comes from ripe peppercorns with their skins removed and has a milder taste than black pepper
Compounds
How Spicy
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Morphology
Etymology
Peppercorn comes from the two parts pepper and corn, where the corn part once meant 'grain' or 'seed'. Think of a tiny grain of pepper — the dried berry used whole or ground for spice — and that is why each small spice is still called a peppercorn.