Taste of Nepal

Dishes and ingredients,

Peppercorns - Marich - (मरिच)

by Jyoti Pathak

Peppercorns - Marich - (मरिच)
One of the most widely used spices in the world, black pepper is also known as pipali in Sanskrit, which means "berry". Black pepper has a very pungent, hot and biting taste.

Black peppercorns
Black peppercorns
Crushed black pepper with the use of pepper mill (everyday kitchen gadget), whole black pepper and finely ground pepper
Crushed black pepper with the use of pepper mill (everyday kitchen gadget), whole black pepper and finely ground pepper
Display of ground spice packets in Ason Tole, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Display of ground spice packets in Ason Tole, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Dried long pepper from Nepal spice market. Nepalese call it पिप्ला Pippla. For more information for this long pepper check Gernot Katzer spice page.
Dried long pepper from Nepal spice market. Nepalese call it पिप्ला Pippla. For more information for this long pepper check Gernot Katzer spice page.