YLSNE: Black Pepper's Trip From the Farm to Your Kitchen

Before anything else. I am claiming the rightful ownership of this cool acronym. The Hubby thought of this. It's ours. I don't care if some internet person discovers it and makes a brand, website, money, whatever, out of it. YLSNE. You Learng Something New Everyday.

While cooking dinner last Sunday, Hubby saw me sprinkle ground pepper in the dish. He didn't see the bottle so he got curious and asked what I just added. Pepper. Then I got curious. I asked if he's ever seen a pepper plant. I know that "munggo" (Mung Bean) comes from a pod. Our class took care of them in 5th grade gardening. But pepper plant?

We agreed that it's time to Google the origin of black pepper.

Here's the Wiki entry for Black Pepper (Piper Nigrum).

Black pepper comes from a flowering vine.


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These are the seeds.


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The seeds are harvested (entire stem) and are left to dry under the sun. The stems are removed after the seeds turn black.


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Here's another image of the pepper drying process from Vietnam. I have no issues with feet. I just don't like it when they are involved in processing anything that will somehow find its way in my food.



May we all be blessed with black pepper, ground or otherwise, from pretty bottles. And may they bring, in their purest essence, the umph in good food. That means without the flavor of dirty feet.

Top 10 Longest Names (Places) In The World

Sorry, can't get enough of this lake. Apparently, it's just the 6th longest name (place) in the world. Here's the top 10 from this site.

1
Krung thep mahanakhon bovorn ratanakosin mahintharayutthaya mahadilok pop noparatratchathani burirom udomratchanivetmahasathan amornpiman avatarnsathit sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit
(Bangkok, Thailand)
(167 letters)

2

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
(Maori name of a hill in New Zealand. Translation: "The place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed, and swallowed mountains, known as Land-eater, played on the flute to his loved one"
(85 letters)

3
Gorsafawddachaidraigddanheddogleddollônpenrhynareur-draethceredigion
Gwynedd, North Wales. Translation: "The Mawddach station and its dragon teeth at the Northern Penrhyn Road on the golden beach of Cardigan Bay".
(67 letters)

4
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Gwynedd, North Wales. Translation: "St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of the church of St. Tysilo near the Red Cave".
(58 letters)

5
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de la Porciúncula
Los Angeles, California.
Translation: "The town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Little Portion".
(57 letters)

6
Chargoggagoggmanchaugagoggchaubunagungamaug
A lake near Webster, Massachusetts.
Translation: "You fish on your side. I'll fish on mine, and no one fishes in the middle".
(43 letters)

7
Lower North Branch Little Southwest Miramichi
A short river in New Brunswick, Canada
(40 letters)

8
Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asis
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Translation: "Royal city of the holy faith of St. Francis of Assisi".
(40 letters)

9

Te Whakatakanga-o-te-ngarehu-o-te-ahi-a-Tamatea
Mauri name of Hammer Springs, New Zealand.
(38 letters)

10
Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhubhghaill
Aultanrynie, Highlands, Scotland.
(32 letters)

Going where?

This is beautiful lake in Webster, Massachusetts.


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If I'm able to say this right... I'll kick Poca's ass. Let's try...

"My love, meet me at Lake Chaubunagungamaug."

or by its complete name ---

"Honey, take me to Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg."

Hmm.. I'd probably stick with "can we go see THAT LAKE?"


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This blog entry is a by-product of my research for Accent Modification. In the process of downloading audio guides for proper pronunciation of cities, states, countries... I found Lake... oh you know now.