Black pepper
Pimienta negra in Spanish
Black pepper is a spice that is used in many cuisines. It is made from the dried berries of the pepper plant. Black pepper has a sharp, pungent flavor that is used to add flavor to food. Black pepper pairs well with other spices, such as salt, ginger, and garlic. It can also be paired with meats, such as beef, chicken, and pork. Black pepper can also be used to balance out the sweetness of fruits.
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What combines with black pepper
Classic partners
Reliable matches
- Anchovies
- Apricots
- Avocados
- Bass
- Bell peppers
- Belly pork
- Berries
- Black beans
- Black-eyed peas
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage
- Catfish
- Chanterelles mushrooms
- Chestnuts
- Chickpeas
- Chops lamb
- Coconut and coconut milk
- Cod
- Coriander
- Cucumbers
- Cured salmon
- Eggs and eggbased dishes
- Endive
- Escarole
- Foie gras
- Frisée
- Game
- Grouper
- Halibut
- Jerusalem artichokes
- Leeks
- Lettuces
- Loin beef
- Melon/muskmelons
- Monkfish
- Mozzarella cheese
- Mustard
- Olives
- Parsnips
- Pears
- Polenta
- Radicchio
- Romaine lettuce
- Salsify
- Salt cod
- Sardines
- Sauerkraut
- Savoy cabbage
- Skate
- Smoked trout
- Snapper
- Sorrel
- Steak: filet mignon beef
- Sumac
- Sweet potatoes
- Swordfish
- Turbot
- Turkey
- Watercress
- Watermelon
- Zucchini blossoms
Also good with
- Allspice
- Arborio or carnaroli rice
- Bacon
- Balsamic vinegar
- Bananas
- Banyuls vinegar
- Basil
- Basmati rice
- Bay leaf
- Bibb lettuce
- Brazilian cuisine
- Brisket beef
- Broccoli rabe
- Cabernet sauvignon
- Calf’s liver
- Cannellini beans
- Cantaloupe
- Caviar
- Celery root
- Chard
- Cheddar cheese
- Cheeks beef
- Cherries
- Chicken liver
- Chilean cuisine
- Cloves
- Cognac
- Collard greens
- Cornish game hens
- Couscous
- Crayfish
- Creole cuisine
- Cumin
- Curry powder and sauces
- Dates
- Eastern european cuisines
- Fava beans
- Fennel seeds
- Feta cheese
- Flageolet beans
- Flounder
- Fresh figs
- Fresh fruit
- Frittata eggs
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Goat’s milk cheese
- Green beans
- Grits
- Ham
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Honeydew
- Horseradish
- Indian cuisine
- Jicama
- Kale
- Kidney beans
- Kobe beef
- Kohlrabi
- Lamb
- Mascarpone
- Matsutake mushrooms
- Middle eastern cuisine
- Nectarines
- New potatoes
- North african cuisine
- Nutmeg
- Nuts
- Octopus
- Olive oil
- Oregano
- Oxtails beef
- Pancetta
- Papayas
- Parsley
- Persimmons
- Pink pepper
- Piquancy
- Pork
- Poultry
- Prosciutto
- Pumpkin
- Quince
- Rhubarb
- Ribs pork
- Rice wine vinegar
- Rosemary
- Russian cuisine
- Rutabagas
- Sage
- Salad greens
- Salads
- Sausages
- Seafood
- Sesame oil
- Shank beef
- Sheep’s milk cheese
- Smoked paprika
- Squab
- Steak: hanger beef
- Steak: rib eye beef
- Stuffing
- Summer squash
- Sweet plantains
- Tamarind
- Tarragon
- Tenderloin pork
- Thyme
- Tomatoes
- Trout
- Turkish cuisine
- Turmeric
- Turnips
- Vodka
- White asparagus