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On 2/7/2021 12:48 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 2/7/2021 9:19 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 12:13:46 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>> The salt thread has started and continued to be nutso.
>>>
>>> Can we do the same with pepper?

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>> Sure. I'll start.
>>
>> White pepper and black pepper are not interchangeable, IMO. I'd
>> rather have black specks in my white sauce than have it taste like
>> hot and sour soup.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>

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> My problem with white pepper in restaurant kitchens is that it is so
> light it blows away. When seasoning a tray of fish pieces I have to
> drop the white pepper clear to the side and let it drift to the drop zone.
>
> But I also don't mind black specks on the fish.


I've never knowingly had white pepper. I'll have to buy a bit next time
I go for herbs and spices just to see how it tastes.