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At a time when many farmers are simply walking away from their pepper fields in frustration, Big Tree Farms has created a new opportunity by reawakening the past. Big Tree Farms is working with producer groups in a small region called Kota Bumi or “Center of the Earth”. |
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Here farmers still use the traditional system of shade-growing peppercorns. Glossy leaved vines meander naturally up the trunks of tropical shade trees providing protection from heat and harsh sunlight. On the forest floor, nitrogen-fixing legumes are planted in rings around the pepper vines, offering a constant source of nutrients and safe harbor for beneficial insects that protect the vines from disease. The pepper berries themselves are incredibly pungent when grown in this system, having an almost chile pepper like heat. |
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The quality of these peppers in relation to the current standard is truly unimaginable.
They are an entirely different spice. For Big Tree Farms Shade-Grown Lampung Black Pepper we have developed an incredibly high standard of shade-grown peppercorns.
“Super Grade Black”… is derived from less than 1% of the total available harvest in a shade-grown pepper field, berries that are singled out and harvested at the peak of ripeness. |
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With levels of essential oils higher than any other black pepper we’ve trialed, due to the protection from harsh sun, heat and wind, and a standard for harvest that gets berries from the vine to the drying rack in under an hour. Super Grade peppers are truly unique.
Unlike most peppers that exhibit a smooth skin, these Super Grade berries are wrinkled like prunes, an effect caused by the drying of these fully ripe, high water content berries. The peppers are an inky-black and have pungency and heat unlike any other pepper we have ever tasted.
Black Pepper Beyond Peer. |
BLACK PEPPER
Using your Black Peppercorns
• Black Peppercorns lose their essential oils when ground, so only grind what you need!
• Shade-Grown Black Peppers can be ground using most any traditional pepper grinder.
• Electric spice mills produce a wonderfully fine grind in larger quantities.
• Mortar and Pestles provide a nice coarse grind for steak au poivre and dry rub uses.
Pepper Pairings
RED MEATS ▪ ROASTED POULTRY ▪ GRILLED VEGETABLES ▪
TOMATO SAUCES ▪ MARINADES ▪ DRESSINGS ▪ DRY RUBS ▪ CHAI TEA ▪
BRINING BLENDS ▪ SOFT CHEESES ▪ SYRUPS ▪ CHOCOLATE DESSERTS ▪
POACHED FRUITS |
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