white pepper
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪt ˈpɛpər/
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pimienta blanca
- Mostly, the spices they use are ginger, turmeric, saffron, cumin, white pepper, and cinnamon sticks.
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- salt and white pepper
- freshly ground white pepper
Examples
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I then spread this mix out evenly across a chopping board to season as follows (means the seasoning is evenly spread in the mixture): white pepper, onion salt, and a small amount (1/2 tsp).
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Serve soup very hot, seasoned with white pepper and sugar, and with any of the suggested garnishes.
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So I'm adding in some ground white pepper, the olives.
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Make a mix of half well-beaten egg and half cream, plus salt and white pepper to taste.
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You know, i brought the basil for the shrimp creole for the catering table, and then I brought the onion, and I got the salt and the white pepper and the black pepper and the cayenne pepper and the oregano, And I got the celery rib and-
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To finish the soup, add fish sauce, white pepper, and lime juice.
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Stir together and season to taste with white pepper and salt.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositional: 'white' (a color/descriptor) combined with 'pepper' (the spice) straightforwardly signals a variety of pepper that is lighter in color. This follows a common adjective + noun pattern present across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the culinary meaning.
Etymology
White pepper gets its name from how it is made: ripe peppercorns are soaked so their dark skins wash away, leaving the pale white seed. Because the result is paler and milder and does not leave dark specks in 'light-colored sauces', cooks used it instead of black pepper, so the name now means the pale, milder kind of pepper.