Black Phú Quốc <tc>pepper</tc>

This Phú Quôc (phu quoc) pepper comes from the Vietnamese island of Phu Quôc. The pepper has been cultivated there in a traditional way, without chemical agents, mainly by women since the 1950s.

On the Vietnamese island of Phú Quốc, traditional methods have been practiced since the early nineteenth century pepper renovated. The pepperCultivation was introduced there by the Chinese, but was greatly improved under French management, as happened at the time in Kampot in neighbouring Cambodia.

Phú Quốc is located in Kiên Giang Province and, at approximately 590 square kilometers, is the largest island in Vietnam. It is part of an archipelago of 22 islands and is closer to the Cambodian coast than to Vietnam's. The island has a population of over 100,000. pepper is one of the sources of income, along with tourism and the famous nuoc mâm (fish sauce).

With government support, the traditional way in which the pepper on Phú Quốc is cultivated and cherished. Since the 1950s, pepperDue to political developments and the war(s), cultivation has become primarily a woman's concern. And it still is on many plantations.

It is a relatively small pepper in Vietnam, because it only makes up 1% of the total pepperharvesting of the land, which on average takes place on a large scale and in a mechanized manner. In contrast to the pepper from Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, on the east coast, east of Ho Chi Minh City is the Phú Quốc pepper not yet eligible for geographical indication (GI).

We offer you the white Phú Quốc pepper, Tiêu sọ đỏ Phú Quốc, the red Phú Quốc pepper, Hạt tiêu chín đỏ Phú Quốc, and this black Hạt tiêu đỏ Phú Quốc.

Usage

The pepper has several subtle aromas of fruit (mango/raspberry) and cocoa, and a slightly sour note. This makes the pepper suitable for all types of meat (red and white), fruit salads and dishes containing chocolate, even desserts.

Although the pepper Although it also combines well with white fish, squid and octopus, we generally recommend the milder white Phu Quôc for those combinations.

Features:

• 100% (unripe) pepperberries of the Piper nigrum
• protected by Vietnamese PGI label (Protected Geographical Indication)
  
• origin: Phú Quốc, Vietnam

Assortment

• available in glass, stand-up pouch and 10 ml test tube
• larger quantities on request

Gift wrapping

• The jar is available in a tasteful gift packaging, consisting of a cube box filled with black tissue paper.
• For an overview of our gift packaging, please refer to the gift packaging section.

General advice

• grind your pepper shortly before use
  
• add the ground pepper at the very last moment to your preparation

Save:

• save your phú quốc pepper in closed packaging
• preferably store in a dark, dry and cool place
• best before September 2027 (09-2027)
• This expiration date is an indication

Would you like to know what this Phú Quốc tastes like?

You can also try a test tube. The tube contains sufficient pepper to fathom the essence of taste.

Batch number

The batch number helps us trace which supply an item originates from.It is stated on the packing slip and the invoice