Old, to some gold – pepper or the fruit as spice
Jutta, Mariam (2012) Old, to some gold – pepper or the fruit as spice. In: Nature's Yield and Wonders of Art (NYAWA)12: Fruits. University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, pp. 70-75. ISBN 9789673442980.
Pepper - the oldest and still most important culinary condiment known to man. Of the 1,200 species of Piper, a genus native to the tropics, around 400 have been recorded from Malesia. Piper nigrum, the most commonly cultivated, is native to India. Pepper was brought to South-east Asia by Hindu monks around 2000 years ago. In the Middle Ages, P. nigrum and Chilli peppers slowly replaced other types of pepper.
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