peppercorn
- noun
- /ˈpɛpərˌkɔrn/
- 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
A strong spice made from dried berries to add taste to food
A dark spice made from dried peppercorns used to season food
A fine spice from crushing peppercorns that adds heat to food
A light-colored spice that comes from ripe peppercorns with their skins removed and has a milder taste than black pepper
Compounds
How Spicy
Surface Forms
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.