Viking salt exotic earth 225 g

Cultivated in Asia, Szechuan Bay takes its name from its favorite region, Szechuan, in China.
The shrub with red foliage gives birth to small berries. At first green, they blush then brown with maturity. They then open to drop the two seeds they contain ... and offer us their tasty envelope!
Already prized in ancient China for its combination of freshness and warmth, power and aphrodisiac properties, Szechuan Bay would have even embalmed its enchanting smell on the walls of the "pepper chambers" of Chang'an Palace.
It first appeared in Europe in the XNUMXth century when Marco Polo imported it to Venice where it seduced cooks and perfumed all dishes before falling into culinary oblivion. It was in the XNUMXth century that Szechuan Bay came back to us in force. 
Its lime-green aromas, as well as its notes of dried flowers and sour cherries, go perfectly with a half-cooked duck foie gras, a pan of green asparagus or a soft chocolate cake. 

It is today essential!

A great vintage of pepper!

Penja white pepper is harvested when ripe and then sun-dried in Moungo province. All stages of production (harvesting, retting, washing, drying, sorting) are entirely manual and mainly carried out by the expert hands of the women of the village. Today, Penja pepper enjoys worldwide gastronomic success. In 2014, it became the first Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) on the African continent.

Penja pepper corresponds to one of the last introductions of Piper nigrum out of place of origin (India). The first pepper trees were planted in Penja in the 30 years by Mr. Decré, a banana planter.

The essential of your mortar!

The volcanic lands of Penja give Penja white pepper fresh aromas of menthol and camphor. Crushed, it has a great length in the mouth.

Its animal notes are perfect with a game dish, a red meat, a fruit salad or a Moorish toast. Try it with oysters.

This pepper comes from Thalassary (Tellicherry), a town on the coast of Malabar known as the "spice coast" in southern India. In 1708 the English build a formidable fort to control the trade of spices of the region, including the famous black pepper. The English begin to build their colonial empire.

The Malabar Coast is the birthplace of pepper. It is the wettest region in southern India due to its exceptional lands. They produce nearly 70% of Indian spice production. A real "spice paradise".

Marked by aromas of fresh lemon and grapefruit citrus, it will reveal roasted pikeperch, sweetbreads, farm poultry or goat cheese.

Spicy, sweet and elegant, he will make himself indispensable!

The ribs of Malabar: the historic cradle of pepper!

The pepper crop is native to the Malabar coast in India. Its name comes from Sanskrit (Indo-European language): "Pippali".
Pepper is at the origin of all discoveries, since always. For economic or cultural reasons, the man exchanges, moves, buys, sells, implements counters ...
There are traces of the use of Malabar pepper in the mummification of Ramses II.

The first pepper plants are indigenous, from the state of Kerala. They were then introduced over the centuries in other countries: Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Madagascar and more recently in Cameroon in the 30 years.

Harvested at optimum ripeness, this fresh pepper will complement perfectly with red meat, a sweet salty preparation, or a vegetable pie.

To crush on all your dishes for a divine refinement.

Kampot black pepper is harvested and sorted by hand then dried in the sun. It comes from Kampot province and Kep in Cambodia.

This grand cru of black pepper harmonizes with a mint sorbet, a stuffed guinea fowl, a red meat or a game.

It is best to use it at the last moment, just before sending the dish.

Kampot's black pepper becomes bitter during prolonged cooking.

Kampot pepper dates from the kingdom of Angkor. There are written traces in the travel stories of the Chinese explorer Tcheou Ta Kouanau in the 13th century ...

It was Chinese immigrants from the Hainan region who introduced pepper to Kampot. They were already cultivating pepper in China. It was during the colonial period that Kampot pepper reached its peak and became a major import commodity. From 1975, the Khmer Rouge reduced its production to nothing and replaced it with rice. It was only 30 years later that a few families of planters gave new life to this Kampot pepper.

In 2009, Kampot pepper became the first Cambodian product to benefit from a geographically protected indication (PGI). Cambodian producers get help from the French Espelette Pepper Producers Union in order to obtain the PGI from AFD (French Development Agency). The implementation of the IGP made it possible to multiply by 10 the incomes of the Kampot pepper producers. This illustrates a fine example of solidarity between producers at the international level.