Why is black pepper, of all things, the one standard spice served with salt? RULES: You have to KNOW to answer. I can make nerd guesses too, so don't peppersplain to me unless you know pepper TRUTH.
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Perhaps this is how “peppered steak” became a thing
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A good counter to that argument tho is if you can afford super expensive pepper, you can afford non rotten meat
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answers might also explain why ground pepper is the more popular form, despite being stale.
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I don't have it with me, but I think
@FourPoundsFlour's book Eight Flavors goes in to the origins of ground pepper, unless I'm misremembering. - Show replies
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Hi! My book Eight Flavors does go into this. The spoiled meat thing is a myth; it was incredibly expensive in the Middle Ages, so someone that could afford expensive spice could also afford fresh meat. Covering food in spices was conspicuous (1)
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(2) consumption. However spices are anitmicrobrials, so it would have actually prevented meat from spoiling. Why is salt and pepper a thing? It does come from our Anglo roots and Francophile nature, but also bc it was the first major trade route we
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(3) stole from the English after the revolution, and also because it’s spicy and umami notes beautiful compliment salt. Read Eight Flavors for more!
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Perhaps somewhat related, in Dutch we have a phrase/saying that is ‘peperduur’. Literally translated, it means ‘pepper expensive’, so basically ‘expensive like pepper’.
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You didn't like this History of Pepper? https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/brief-history-pepper/ …
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Admittedly they only say that it became popular, they never mention why. And yes, the main reason why was it was treated as a preservative - it made food palatable for longer. That's it.
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