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This is a do not buy warning
1 star because it is pepper but it is not Tellicherry. This pepper was very bland almost dusty tasting worst pepper I've ever had.
I feel I was deceived with this product and here's why. Tellicherry peppercorns and regular black pepper both come from the the same vine the species Piper Nigrum.
The fruit is picked from the vines and dried into what we know as black peppercorns then the peppercorns are taken to a grabling facilities where a machine sorts them by size. The various peppercorn sizes are called different things and sold for different prices. So a Tellicherry peppercorn determined by size. When a peppercorn is 4.5 mm or larger it is Tellicherry. Tellicherry makes up only 10% of a crop and command a higher price.
In the 16oz bag of pepper I received there may have been 1 oz that would make the grade Tellicherry.
Absolutely will not purchase anything from spice world again .
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September 2016 · Grocery and Gourmet Food · verified purchase