Classics

For thousands of years humans have used pepper. As a medicine and as a seasoning. The oldest pepperarea is undoubtedly Malabar, the west coast of India.

Ramses II, one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt, died in 1212 BC and was mummified. In his nostrils were found black pepper on, originating from Malabar. Or the pepper Whether it was used only in embalming or also as a seasoning is unknown to this day.

In Europe people made in the antiquity knowledge with pepper, with African pepper and pepper came from India to Africa and from there ended up in Europe. Until then peppers belonged to African cubebpepper, long pepper from Ethiopia and India, paradise grain from the Grey Coast. This peppers and the pepperWe offer the items we encountered in the East Indies under the heading 'classics':