Black Tellicherry <tc>pepper</tc> TGSEB GI

Tellicherry 'bold' is one of our four qualitypeppers of the Malabar Coast. To be called Tellicherry, a peppergrain must meet a number of quality requirements, including size. Nearly 90% of the 'Malabar-peppers' does not meet that requirement. Our pepper belongs to the other 10%, and is also organically grown.

New harvest (25-26)

Tellicherry peppers are named after the port of Thalassery, which was called Tellicherry in British times. Just like the fort they built there at the beginning of the 18th century to protect their pepperto defend interests in India. Thalassery was the absolute center of the peppertrade, even before the Portuguese claimed it in the 14th century.

Our Tellicherry is organic and is briefly steamed before being dried.pepper is famous for its rich aroma, which can develop by leaving the fruits on the plant as long as possible.

To a Tellicherry pepper to be, must be a pepperThe grains must not only come from the Tellicherry region, but they must also be 4.25 mm or larger. Only then are they eligible for the Tellicherry Garbled Extra Bold (TGEB) designation. Only 10% of the harvest meets the requirements for Tellicherry Extra Bold. A portion is even larger than 4.75 mm, a premium that is fully recognized. Tellicherry Garbled Special Extra bold is called. Tellicherrypeppers fall under the same Indian Geographical Protection Act 2006 (GI), similar to the European Geographical Indication, abbreviated in Dutch as BGI.

Our Tellicherry is the pepperbest of similar peppervarieties such as the lesser malabarpeppers. In addition to this 'normal' Tellicherry, we also offer the Wayanad Tellicherry, a special variety, also organically grown, originating from the highlands.

What makes Tellicherry different from other Malabars?

A frequently asked question. The answer is: the size of the berry, which allows the aromas and sharpness to develop to their fullest. Moreover, this Tellicherry  Grown organically in Wayanad. This specific Tellicherry from two local peppervarieties is renowned for its very spicy character due to its relatively high piperine content, qualities that we like to find in a Tellicherry-pepper recognize.

Why are we selling this pepper not as organic pepper?

Because we are an online store and ship the freshly packaged products and do not physically hand them over, our peppers considered produced under our own label. Because we are not certified, we are not allowed to offer you the products as organic.

Usage

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

Features:

• 100% pepperberries of the Piper nigrum
• protected by the Indian GI (Geographical Protection) label
• Size class TGSEB
• origin: Wayanad, India
• 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 Tellicherry pepper in closed packaging
• preferably store in a dark, dry and cool place
• best before October 2027 (10-2027)
• This expiration date is an indication

Try?

Want to know what Tellicherry tastes like? You can 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.