Black pepper has a high caffeine content; but, that’s not the only reason you couldn’t sleep after your friends got you to eat the contents of a pepper shaker.
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There are two differences between white peppercorns and black peppercorns: First, a white peppercorn doesn’t have a skin; second, black peppercorns are less likely to get their votes counted in the United States.
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There are also red peppercorns… but they live mostly on reservations.
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The United States consumes around eighteen percent of the world’s pepper; yet, it only accounts for seven percent of the world’s sneezes.
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A peppercorn plant thrives on soil that is neither too wet nor too dry. Also, a peppercorn plant thrives in areas that have neither too much or too little sunlight. WEIRD, RIGHT?
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Thousands of years ago, pepper was left in Pharaohs’ tombs on the off chance that the afterlife had scrambled eggs.
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When Alaric, king of the Visigoths, ransomed Rome, one of his demands was three thousand pounds of pepper. Each peppercorn was to have a full tank of gas and a clear path to the nearest airport.
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The rarest peppercorns are Kampot peppercorns from Cambodia. This is partly due to the great demand for them and partly due to the fact that the Khmer Rouge had executed most of them for making his tongue burn.
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During the Middle Ages, pepper cost more than silver despite the fact that pepper is useless against werewolves.
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A recent study determined that piperine, the active ingredient in peppercorns, actually inhibits the effects of the venom of the Russell’s Viper. So, if you are ever bitten by a Russell’s Viper, make your way to the nearest Denny’s and consume all the pepper you can find on the tables… then, BUY SOMETHING because they aren’t running a charity…
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Fascinating. I anxiously await the sequel…. 30 ways you’ve been underestimating me salt.
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The prequel: https://morepotatoes.com/2018/01/10/how-is-salt-better-than-a-woman-or-why-i-need-to-wake-up-completely-before-picking-a-topic-to-write-about/
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Ha! I can personally attest to #8. Salt’s got nothing on menopause.
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Love it Charles but now I want salt and vinegar 😄
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I’ve already done salt. Vinegar? Sounds like a good topic…
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Or Worcester sauce, mushy peas, Horlick 🤪
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I keep Worcestershire sauce in my cabinet. It’s great on steaks…
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I definitely see a battle which is better – salt or pepper?
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If I had to do without one, I’d give up pepper…
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Me too!
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Even if I was dying from a snake bite, I still wouldn’t walk into a Denny’s.
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Did you know that Denny’s coffee is a very effective laxative?
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No, but it’s not something I have an issue with…
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More caffeine? Pass me that shaker…forget the salt.
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There are better ways of getting caffeine, George. Like twenty hot cocoas…
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Are you sure peppercorn’s not effective against werewolves? I feel if you throw enough on the ground, it’s gonna feel like a lego on their paws.
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Good point! I should’ve done more research.
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