swap_horiz Green Peppercorn Alternatives

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Black Pepper

Black pepper originates from *Piper nigrum*, a vine species native to South India. The dried berries are harvested and p...

Seed Universal Savory Pungent

9.2 Excellent

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Tellicherry Black Pepper

Tellicherry black pepper originates from specific berries of *Piper nigrum* cultivated near Thalassery, Kerala, India. I...

Premium Indian Gourmet Bold

9.2 Excellent

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Kampot Pepper

Kampot pepper originates from the Kampot region of Cambodia where *Piper nigrum* thrives due to unique soil and climate...

Premium Gourmet Floral Cambodian

9.2 Excellent

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Cumin

Cumin is the dried seed of *Cuminum cyminum*, a plant originating in the eastern Mediterranean region. It’s notable for...

Seed Universal Savory Earthy

9.1 Excellent

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Sesame Seed

Sesame seed is one of the oldest known oilseed crops, with Sesamum indicum cultivated for at least 3,500 years, valued g...

Seed Universal Savory Nutty

8.9 Great

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Nutmeg

The dried seed of Myristica fragrans, native to Indonesia's Banda Islands, so valuable in the 17th century that European...

Seed Warm Baking Indonesian

8.8 Great

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Coriander Seed

Coriander seed is the dried fruit of Coriandrum sativum, one of the oldest documented spices with seeds found in Egyptia...

Seed Universal Savory Citrusy

8.6 Great

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Black Sesame Seed

Black sesame seed is an unhulled variety of Sesamum indicum with a slightly stronger, more bitter flavor than white sesa...

Seed Asian Nutty Garnish

8.4 Great

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Toasted Sesame Powder

Toasted sesame powder is ground roasted Sesamum indicum seed; sesame is among the oldest oilseed crops, domesticated in...

Seed Savory Asian Nutty

8.4 Great

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Fennel Seed

Dried fruit of Foeniculum vulgare, native to the Mediterranean basin and prized since antiquity in Greek and Roman cuisi...

Mediterranean Seed Savory Sweet

8.2 Great

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Black Cumin

Seeds of Nigella sativa (kalonji), native to South Asia and the Middle East, botanically unrelated to true cumin despite...

Seed Savory Himalayan Nutty

8.1 Great

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Poppy Seed

Poppy seed is the tiny edible seed of Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, containing negligible alkaloids in the mature...

Seed Universal Baking Nutty

8.1 Great

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Brown Mustard Seed

Brown mustard seed comes from Brassica juncea, a species originating in the Himalayan region of India, and forms the bas...

Indian Seed Savory Pungent

8.0 Great

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Nigella Seed

Nigella seed (black seed) is the small dark seed of Nigella sativa, native to Southwest Asia, used for at least 2,000 ye...

Seed Middle Eastern Bread Onion Like

8.0 Great

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Ajwain

Ajwain (carom seed) is the small fruit of Trachyspermum ammi, cultivated primarily in India and Iran, containing up to 5...

Indian Seed Savory Thyme Like

7.9 Good

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Smoked Cumin

Smoked cumin is cumin seed or ground cumin exposed to smoke; cumin is Cuminum cyminum, an Apiaceae spice recorded in Syr...

American Seed Savory Smoky

7.9 Good

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Fenugreek Seed

Fenugreek seed is the dried seed of Trigonella foenum-graecum, cultivated for over 6,000 years and notable as both a spi...

Indian Bitter Seed Savory

7.8 Good

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Black Mustard Seed

Black mustard seed is the small, highly pungent seed of Brassica nigra, historically the dominant mustard of European cu...

Indian Seed Savory Sharp

7.8 Good

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Mahlab

Mahlab is the dried pit kernel of Prunus mahaleb, used in Middle Eastern and Greek baked goods for its distinctive bitte...

Seed Baking Middle Eastern Prunus

7.8 Good

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White Pepper

White pepper is black pepper with the outer hull removed after soaking, producing a milder, earthier flavor preferred in...

Mild Seed Savory Fermented

7.5 Good