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black pepper

noun

  1. a hot, sharp condiment prepared from the dried berries of a tropical vine, Piper nigrum.


black pepper

noun

  1. a pungent condiment made by grinding the dried unripe berries, together with their black husks, of the pepper plant Piper nigrum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Many may know Sherman through his Minneapolis restaurant Owamni, which the James Beard Foundation declared the best new restaurant in America in 2021 — quite a feat for a kitchen that eschews wheat flour, dairy, cane sugar, black pepper or any other ingredient introduced to the continent through colonization.

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From Slate

She never mentioned the chain’s great culinary crime, Strawberry Honey Balsamic With Black Pepper ice cream.

Stir in the cheddar and 1/3 cup of each cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper until the cheese melts.

Preheat the oven to 375°F. On a large sheet pan, toss the potatoes and leeks with the ¼ cup oil, season with ½ teaspoon each salt and black pepper, and roast for 30 minutes, until the leeks are lightly crispy and the potatoes are golden on the edges.

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