White Sarawak <tc>pepper</tc> GI

Sarawakpepper will become the Queen of the peppers mentioned, and the white version is of superior quality. This pepper It comes from the Malay part of Borneo, where it is cultivated on small fields, and is named after the famous Hong San Si temple (Temple on Phoenix Hill) in Kuching.

Texts pop up here and there that Sarawak-pepper an indigenous pepper would be, grown in the pristine nature of Borneo. In reality, the cultivation of the Sarawakpepper such as the raising of Wagyu cattle, a highly controlled cultivation to which a great deal of work is devoted. Perhaps that is why Sarawak ispepper highly appreciated by the Japanese, for whom Sarawak is the most important pepper is, besides sansho.

Every year the pepperplants pruned, unlike others peppers, even the premiumpeppers from Kerala, India. The unripe berries for the dried black berries pepper are harvested in the spring, and later in the summer the ripe specimens for the white pepper.

Sarawak pepper has a Malaysian Geographical Indication (GI), which is overseen by MyIPO, which falls under the Malaysian Ministry of Economy.

Taste and smell

White Sarawakpepper has an even lighter citrus flavor than Black Sarawak, but distinct accents of musk and licorice, and is widely praised as the best white pepper in the world. The cream-colored pepper It is made by soaking the ripe berries in jute sacks under running water. After a week, the skins have loosened and can be separated from the kernels; the kernels are steamed and subsequently dried in a well-ventilated place out of the sun.

The sharpness is quite moderate; it is more of a slight tingling in the mouth.

Usage

White Sarawak is an excellent pepper for flavoring and sharpening sauces, white fish, white meat, and poultry, but also in rubs, for example in combination with black pepperThis white pepper Just like the Black Sarawak, it is delicious with goat cheese. It is a complex, not too assertive white wine. pepper.

Why not organic?

The reason for this is quite simple. For the family businesses in Sarawak, meeting the requirements demanded by international organic standards is, not possible without making investments that are insurmountable for them. Even though micro-credit is available, it has proven unfeasible for most small family businesses. Most organic Sarawak therefore comes from a few larger companies, the number of which is increasing rapidly.

Developments

Government-stimulated scaling up poses a serious threat to the survival of small-scale cultivation. pepperMoreover, it is under fire from producers of palm oil and pineapple, who do not only satisfy their hunger for space on the rainforest.

Usage

Pair White Sarawak with red meat, oily fish, brown sauces, tomato dishes, vegetables, or white cheese. Delicious with fruit and chocolate desserts such as mousses and fondants.

Features:

• 100% pepperberries of Piper nigrum var kuning
• protected by the Malaysian GI label
• origin: Sarawak (Borneo), Malaysia

Assortment

• available in glass (60 and 75 grams), stand-up pouch (various weight classes) and test tube (10ml)
• larger quantities than shown on request

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• batch number **OB640454
• best before May 2029 (05-2029)
• This expiration date is an indication.