Long pepper
Long pepper (Piper longum), also known as the Indonesian long pepper, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, known for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice.
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| Genus: | Piper |
| Species: | P. longum |
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Uses
Today, long pepper is a very rare ingredient in European cuisines, but it can still be found in Pakistani vegetable pickles, some North African spice mixtures, and in Indonesian and Malaysian cooking.
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