Black Belem Pepper

Black Belem Pepper – Altes Gewürzamt

Black Belem Pepper by Ingo Holland is a very aromatic pepper that originates from Brazil. The pleasant spiciness of Belem pepper and its dense aroma make it an all-round pepper. Suitable as an everyday pepper for grinders. Great for stir-fries, with steaks or Mediterranean fish (pan-fried with skin on), and for anything else that benefits from good pepper. Steaks. Black Belem pepper is ideal for pepper grinders, but can also be crushed in a mortar.

Black Belem Pepper – Ingo Holland Recommends

Black Belem pepper, which comes from Brazil in South America, is indeed harvested from unripe, green fruits, which then often turn black through fermentation in the sunlight, becoming firmer and wrinkled, but also more intense in their spiciness. It has a medium-sized, dark brown grain and a warm, dense spiciness.

Altes Gewürzamt – Spices Without Compromise

Ingo Holland wants to inspire cooking enthusiasts with his particularly intense spices from "Altes Gewürzamt" and encourage creative ideas. He makes no compromises on the quality of his ingredients, spices, peppers, herbs, and salts. His exclusive pepper varieties, such as black Belem pepper, should be usable in many different ways, "which is why I am reluctant to give specific usage instructions," says Ingo Holland in an interview with us. If you enjoy cooking and smelling the blends, you'll surely feel the same way we do, and ideas will come to mind about which dish or ingredients this blend would taste particularly good with. Black Belem pepper retains its spiciness and aromatic flavors best in the well-sealed, green Altes Gewürzamt spice tin.

Be brave and try it out, but be careful: like all spices from Ingo Holland Altes Gewürzamt, black Belem pepper is intense because it is of particularly good quality.