Black Sulawesi <tc>pepper</tc>

Lada luvu, also known as Sulawesi-pepper called, comes from the Indonesian island also called Celebes, and is grown in Luwu Timur (Kabupaten East Luwu), one of the regencies in South Sulawesi.

The cultivation of black pepper began on the island of South Sulawesi in the 1930s, east of Lake Towuti. This is where the Luwu Raya community lives.

Maruttung, a technique for the propagation and germination of the pepperplants by cuttings. The pepper has regional protection: The MPIG (Geographical Insulation Fund) is a protected area for approximately five thousand farmers united in 182 farmers' groups and mostly locally operating local cooperatives.

For most farming families, the pepperCultivation is their sole source of income. On average, the yield from their 1,000-1,500 square meter plot is 1,000 kilograms, or 0.7 tons per hectare.

Why not organic?

To grow this organically grown pepper In order to be able to supply under the organic label, we, as packer/producer of the pepper We must be certified. We are not. Although we process and store organic and conventionally grown products strictly separately, we are therefore not allowed to use the organic label.

Usage

This particularly tasty black pepper is very suitable for general use.

Features:

• 100% pepperberries of the Piper nigrum
• protected by the regional GI label (MPIG)
  
• origin: Sulawesi, Indonesia
• from organic cultivation
  

Assortment

• available in glass (60 grams), stand-up pouch and test tube (10 ml)
• 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 Sulawesi pepper in closed packaging
• preferably store in a dark, dry and cool place
• best before March 2027 (03- 2027)
• This expiration date is an indication

Try?

Would you like to know how this pepper tastes? Can you also try a test tube with enough pepper to capture the flavor essence of this pepper to be able to understand.

Batch number

The batch number helps us track which batch an item originates from. It's listed on the packing slip and invoice.