Organic green peppercorn For Sale

So first, it’s a lot of pepper! I went ahead and put the bag in a zip lock bag and sealed it up to maintain freshness.

Second… DO NOT assume this is the same as your ground pepper. I repeat. DO NOT assume. Learn from the mistakes of my youth. When I first bought the pepper, I said… Great! and proceeded to put the same amount of pepper I normally do on my food. Rookie mistake. I was very soon in the fridge simultaneously drinking milk and pressing the carton to my now red sweaty face. Did I mention I use a lot of pepper? Yeah, not anymore! This pepper is FRESH! and you will need much much less than regular ground pepper. Just a little word of wisdom as you embark on this fresh pepper journey.

In short, I would definitely recommend this pepper and that you taste test as you add, young grasshopper.

Before I bought these peppercorns, I had been buying the peppercorns Costco sells for years. I thought I had a pretty good idea of what fresh ground pepper tasted like. But, I never considered that there could be such a range of intensity and flavor in peppercorns, until I tasted the first dish I ground these into. Holy smokes! My food came alive and bit me back! I end up using less in what I cook now, tasting more fresh pepper flavor, and will never go back to the Costco stuff again.

If I could put zero stars for this purchase I would do so. Unfortunately, it is too late to return this item. I paid for ORGANIC and FAIR TRADE Whole Black Peppercorns. I received neither. I have purchase from Frontier for decades. As a retail shopper and also as The Who.esale purchasing manager/president of a coop/buying club so I am VERY familiar with Frontier’s labeling practices. And their labeling would specifically state that these Whole Black Peppercorns were both organic AND fair trade if they actually were organic and fair trade. But clearly they are not.
Unfortunately, as I am accustomed to receiving items that are NOT as advertised and therefore it did not occur to me to check and make sure I had in reality received what I had paid for and what was pictured in the description.
Buyer beware.

These peppercorns are of higher quality than the ones I got last time from one of those big membership clubs. They have more complex flavor, and they grind very smoothly on the finest setting in my pepper mill. The cost was as good if not better than the club. A pound of pepper will last my family quite a while, so I’ve stored it in an airtight container. I did the same with the last bulk pepper I bought, and it seemed to keep very well.

I have purchased these 3 times now. The first time I got what I expected and what was pictured. Silver bag with red label and clearly marked organic. The second two times though, they weren’t organic (green label and didn’t say organic on the bag) even though the amazon label with the barcode said organic. Clearly they were mislabeled. I contacted amazon the first time around and they refunded me the money but the second time I said screw it. It’s still good pepper and 100x better than the preground stuff but if I’m paying for organic, I would like to get organic. Not sure if I will repurchase but I do like the brand’s other stuff so we’ll see.

This is great peppercorns. Very aromatic and great flavor . It will grind course or super fine ( if you have a good grinder) .The corns are smaller and that helps them grind easier that large peppercorns. But they arnt tiny, see pictures. My only complaint would be to have it in a resealable bag. Otherwise it is a delicious smoked peppery flavored peppercorns. Will buy again.

Who knew pepper could taste like this? As I don’t use salt, for decades I have sprinkled my food with pre-ground pepper out of a can. No more. To be honest I don’t have any other peppercorns to compare it to but I have always been happy with other products from Frontier. The aroma of these peppercorns in the package is amazing and the taste of the ground pepper on my meals now is addictive!

These peppercorns have a very floral smell to it, almost lemony like Szechuan peppers. I am a spicy food fanatic, so I cannot critique on the spiciness of these peppers. When I chew on the peppercorn whole, they leave a very nice warmth in the mouth and throat similar to whiskey and you can smell the floralness of the peppers. I pair this with a  OXO Good Grips Lewis Pepper Mill  allowing me to crank out a ton of ground pepper (even with wet hands) and have the ease of refilling. Remember to keep these in an airtight jar to preserve the flavor as long as possible. I believe these pepper are the LAMPONG variant since I did some research on the different pepper taste profiles.