On Monday, April 15, 2019 at 9:56:05 AM UTC-10, jay wrote:
> On 4/15/19 1:22 PM, wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:21:19 -0600, 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. Do you have a good
> >> source? Since it is expensive how are you using it .. with what foods?
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> jay
> >
> > I'm a peppercorn lover, I'm not an affectionado of hot chili peppers
> > however I love bell peppers, waw or cooked. The only peppercorns I
> > crind are black tellicherry and white peppercorns but never mixed
> > together. There are many dishes that benefit from white peppercorns,
> > most Asian dishes, seafood, and egg dishes.... I much prefer white
> > pepper with an omelet, the flavor is a great enhancement and who needs
> > all those black specks om their eggs, blech. This is a great buy:
> > https://www.amazon.com/Badia-White-P...70_&dpSrc=srch
> >
>
> I like most all peppers and especially chile peppers. I didn't know eggs
> could be consumed without those beautiful black specks all over them. I
> particularly like the pepper specks ground extra fine on eggs. (: White
> peppers is a unique flavor and has a good look (invisible) on certain
> white dishes. I looked at Penzeys site for Kampot but didn't find it.
>
> Good link, thanks. Thats a lot of white pepper for the money!
>
> jay

Beautiful black specks? I've never thought of it that way.

I've never tried white pepper. Maybe I'll try it someday if I can get my paws on some cheap. The Chinese like to cook with white pepper. I can't say why.