Melegueta Pepper
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About

Native to tropical West Africa and grows in Ghana. It is a red - brown irregular seed. It is in a brown wrinkled dried capsule and has a white kernel. Used for the production of wine, beer, spirits, and flavoring vinegar. Can be substituted for pepper as it can be grounded in a mill. The Melegueta Pepper is rarely found in the west. It tastes pungent and peppery and tastes strongly of ginger and cardamom.

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Translations: Meleguetaペッパー, Melegueta Pipirai, Melegueta فلفل, Melegueta Korenie, Мелегуета бибер, Melegueta 페퍼, Melegueta Pepř, Melegueta פפר, Melegueta Пеппер, Melegueta पेप्पर, Melegueta Pimienta, Melegueta Пеппер, Melegueta辣椒, Melegueta Lada, Melegueta Pebre, Melegueta пипер