Black Pepper

Flavor profile

Sharp at first, then warm, with that resin edge that makes everything taste more like itself. The quiet king of every grinder on earth.

How to use

Everywhere, honestly — but especially cracked over eggs, folded into koofteh, and blooming in oil alongside turmeric, where it helps the gold do its job.

The spice had to earn the jar

Chosen and bought through women's cooperatives in Morocco, and packed in small batches in Manhattan. A beautiful jar does not get a free pass — the spice has to cook.

Artwork by Kawtar Barraz

The jar wears an original collage by Moroccan artist Kawtar Barraz — a woman carrying her pepper overhead, one of seven dresses in her single-spice series. Clear glass, gold lid, made to refill and keep.

Ingredients and practical information

Ingredients: black pepper.

Net weight: 2.5 oz (71 g) · Salt-free · Packed in small batches in Manhattan · Ships within New York State.

Other single spices

Its natural partner is Turmeric. See all seven →

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