Black Pepper
You thought you knew everything there was to know about pepper, right? The peppercorns grow on a tree and are then crushed up to form granules, correct? Well, you’re actually not far off the mark. However, what you might not know is that black pepper is the flowering vine that the peppercorn fruits grow on. Yes, peppercorns are a fruit!
The pepper that we put on our food is created when this fruit is dried and then ground up. Of course, you can also eat the individual corns, but that might make your eyes water. Don’t say that we didn’t warn you.
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