White Pepper - Ground

Woodsy and bold, Ground White Pepper offers the unmistakable sting that peppercorns deliver with a straightforward, no-nonsense burn. Ground White Pepper, with its resinous aroma full of prickly top notes, offers the pine-forward, piperine heat of peppercorns that fades into a gently bitter finish. White pepper is composed of about 2% piperine by weight, which is the volatile oil that drives the flavor of peppercorns.
 
White peppercorns are a product of the exact same vine that gives us black and green peppercorns; it is their specialized processing which creates their unique characteristics. While still on the vine, the peppercorns that will become white are allowed to begin the ripening process, and their hulls will start to turn red. Once that happens the whole corns are picked from the vine and soaked in water for ten days. When the exterior husk sloughs off the interior nut, smooth and creamy white, remains. This nut is the white peppercorn, which is then allowed to dry so it is ready for use.