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Default Black pepper again

On 4/15/2019 2:21 PM, jay wrote:
> On 4/15/19 9:00 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> I mentioned about the Kampot pepper about a week ago.Â* I did another
>> taste test today. One of the best ways to taste pepper is to put some
>> on watermelon.Â* So, since we have the melon, I did a comparison.
>>
>> Our normal pepper mix is about 70% Tellicherry black pepper. 10% each
>> of white, pink, green.Â* The others are more for looks than taste.
>>
>> So, on one piece of watermelon I put the usual blend, the other I put
>> the expensive Kampot.Â* My finding were each was much different.Â* The
>> blend of peppers had nice flavor and no real heat.Â* The Kampot had
>> little flavor, but much more heat.
>>
>> On a 1 to 10 scale for heat, I'd put the blend at barely a 2, the
>> Kampot a 5, cayenne would be a 10.

>
> I'm a pepper lover and not seen or tried Kampot.Â* Do you have a good
> source?Â* Since it is expensive how are you using it .. with what foods?
> Thanks.
>
> jay


Got it at Amazon
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...0?ie=UTF8&th=1

Just using it on regular foods, potatoes, especially my morning eggs. I
smoked a brisket recently but would never use pricey delicate flavored
pepper on it.