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Grains of Paradise

Similar to pink peppercorn which is not a peppercorn either... like black pepper + citrus.
 
They own.  I stumbled onto them ages ago when an African neighbor gave me a bunch in trade for some of my chiles.  Grab a package and throw them into a pepper mill.  Put them on or in any meat dish you grill/cook.  Use them whole wherever you would use cloves.  Thank me later.  Think pepper the spice rather than pepper the fruit, though.  You don't use the pods themselves, just the seeds/grains inside them.  I mainly use these when grilling any meat and as a general substitute for cracked black pepper, but I also put them into a whole lot of the wines and beers I craft.  One of my past girlfriends also used to toss it into fruit desserts like apple pie.  I don't really bake and can't speak to that, but the flavor worked well in her pies.
 
They are popular in brewing no? I believe I've seen them in many a craft beer, but I may be thinking of something else...
 
The Hot Pepper said:
Now I remember, the Sam Adams Summer Ale commercial, yup, in there
Yeah, that's the first (and only) time I've ever heard of them. Didn't click your link, but I think it's in their Summer Ale (if I'm not mistaken)
 
The Hot Pepper said:
They are popular in brewing no? I believe I've seen them in many a craft beer, but I may be thinking of something else...
 
Yep.  Same as coriander.  I put them both into a lot of wheat beers and several different types of mulled wines, but both spices work great on virtually any meat as well.
 
dragonsfire said:
Thanks! will grab some next chance I get :)
 
And to follow up that last thought, you can sometimes get them cheaper at your local homebrew supply store than you can at a supermarket.  Be sure to call around and check, if you have stores of that sort in your area.
 
 
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