A rich aromatic pepper, the Parameswaran pepper is grown in the Wynad district in Kerala, long known for the production of the finest pepper in India. Vines grow on a host tree and peppercorns are selected for their pungent flavor and quality. The berries are picked when ripe on the vine and are grown without any artificial chemicals or fertilizers.
Belgravia Imports is proud to offer both the Parameswaran Special Wynad Black Pepper and the Special Wynad White Pepper.
The Parameswaran Special Wynad pepper is grown on a small plantation in the Wynad Plateau. Wynad is a lovely valley, known for its elephants and the rare tiger sighting.
Unlike other peppers which are picked green, the Wynad pepper is picked only when fully ripe. After drying and cleaning, it is vacuum packed to promote the best possible flavor.
Parameswaran’s white pepper is sourced from the same vines as the black pepper. The difference is that the ripe berries have been soaked over twenty days in at least twenty changes of pure spring water. After this process is completed, the outer portion of the berry is removed and the inner core is dried and packaged in vacuum packages. White pepper tends to be much spicier and hotter than black pepper, and its flavor is less subtle. Chefs use it in foods in which the color of the black pepper would interfere with the appearance of the dish, or when more spice is desired.
In the Wynad area, a few families will pick some peppercorns for their own use but Parameswaran Pepper is otherwise produced by a single plantation and marketed all over the world. Men climb bamboo poles that have notches in them for support, and aboriginals make up the bulk of the workers. They pick the fully ripe berries, which are dried and cleaned before ultimately being packaged. They are packaged in unbleached cotton bags made in a nearby district. Only whole fresh peppercorns are used and sold by the company.
The taste of Parameswaran pepper is indescribable, and among the finest pepper the world has to offer.
