*Winner of the Gold medal for quality by Monde Selection*
Black pepper grows in bunches like grapes, on a climbing vine. Most black peppercorns are harvested while still green, and the drying process gives them their distinctive dark skin. Ours are allowed to ripen longer on the vine before being hand-picked and sun-dried, resulting in a rich chocolate-colored pepper berry with dense wrinkles and a bright, fruity spiciness.
Burlap & Barrel is the exclusive importer of Zanzibar black pepper into the United States. Our pepper, like all of our spices from Zanzibar, are grown organically.
Bloomberg writes that this pepper's flavor “punches through with fruitiness and heat—and totally redefines a spice you thought you knew.”
Brooks Headley, Chef @ Superiority Burger calls it "Our favorite black pepper."
Rick Easton, Chef @ Of Bread and Salt says "If the pepper wasn’t amazing, I wouldn’t buy it."
- Origin: Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Process: Sun-dried
- Ingredients: 100% whole black peppercorns (Piper nigrum)
- Tasting notes: Cacao • Lemon • Tropical Heat