Tien Phuoc Black Pepper Bach Hop 100G

Playing an indispensable role in daily meals of locals, black peppers in Tien Phuoc (Quang Nam province) has become the most famous specialty which was traded through Hoi An port to western Europe and Japan since the 17th century.

To push the pungent flavor of peppercorns to the highest, farmers here only choose ripe drupes from pepper vines and dry them under the sun until drained. Dried peppercorns are stored in glass jars. When needed, they take enough peppercorns, crush them then marinate raw ingredients or cooking dishes.

Although peppercorns in Tien Phuoc have brought high value and uses to the economic, medical, and of course culinary fields, to develop and expand farming areas have faced big difficulties, especially branding process. Hopefully one day, the aromatic pungent peppercorns of Tien Phuoc can make a path to common markets and play the role it should be on Vietnamese map of spices.