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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Replying to @Pinboard
From a historical point of view, it was incredibly well marketed. Egyptian traders made up wild stories about where it came from, how they harvested it, and how it got its colour. Buyers from around the world loved that stuff. Exotic spices!
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Replying to @gsuberland @Pinboard
I don't know a whole lot about why it became popular in terms of flavour, other than the standard "it had a kick to it", which is the same reason India and Asia did very well from the spice trade. Bland foods from the West could be made more interesting and people liked that.
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Replying to @gsuberland @Pinboard
I've heard the rotting meat theory before but I don't buy it. Pretty much anything on its way out is gonna taste fairly rancid, even if you're making something as pepper-heavy as peposo. Plus anyone who had pepper had salt, so they could've just cured the meat anyway.
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Yeah, plus if you can afford pepper, you can afford fresh meat.
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