Black Sulawesi pepper

Lada luvu, also known as Sulawesi pepper, originates from the Indonesian island also known as Celebes, and is cultivated 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. The Luwu Raya community lives here.

Maruttung is used in cultivation, a technique for the propagation and germination of pepper plants by cuttings. The pepper has regional protection: Masyarakat Perlindungan Indikasi Geografis (MPIG). About five thousand farmers united in fall under this protection. 182 farmers' groups and mostly locally operating local cooperatives.

For most farming families, pepper cultivation is their only 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?

In order to supply this organically grown pepper under the organic label, we would need to be certified as the packer/producer of the pepper. We are not. Although we process and store organic products and products from conventional cultivation 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% peppercorns from Piper nigrum
• protected by the regional GI label (MPIG)
  
• origin: Sulawesi, Indonesia
• from organic farming
  

Assortment

• available in glass (60 grams), stand-up pouch and test tube (10 ml)
• Larger quantities on request

Gift packaging

• The jar is available in 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 to your preparation at the very last moment.

Save:

• store your Sulawesi pepper in a closed package
• preferably store in a dark, dry and cool place
• best before March 2027 (03- 2027)
• This expiration date is an indication.

Want to try?

Would you like to know how this pepper tastes? You can also try a test tube with enough pepper to grasp the flavor essence of this pepper.

Batch number

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