Which Spice Is Known As King Of Spices: In the world of spices too there are kings and queens. Last days we had introduced you to the Queen of Spices, if you have not read that story then the link is given at the bottom of this story, you can read it by visiting it. Now let’s talk about the king of spices. Means that spice which is known as King of Spice all over the world. Its name is black pepper. Yes, the same black pepper that you use in many foods and also adopt as a home remedy to prevent many diseases.
Let us tell you that of all the types of chillies in the world, black pepper is the most in demand. i.e It is the second most used spice in the world after salt., There is a special kind of chilli seeds, whose demand is 20 times more than this black pepper. But world wide, black pepper is the second most demanded spice in the world.
Why is black pepper called black gold?
The history of black pepper is as old as human civilization. In olden times, when trade used to be done only through sea routes and traders used to travel by sea for years and years to buy spices from one country to another, black pepper was the most demanded spice in those days.
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The reason for its being in demand was its exotic flavour. In those days, due to limited production and availability of this spice, it used to sell at the price of gold. That’s why traders used to call it ‘black gold’. Traders from all over the world used to bring black pepper in great demand from the southern states of our country and especially in Kerala. Today these things may surprise you.
Where is the most black pepper grown?
If we talk about the whole world, then ‘Vietnam’ is such a country, which is producing maximum black pepper in the world. After this comes the name of Brazil, Indonesia and India. But if we talk about the inside of our country, the maximum production of black pepper is done in the state of Karnataka, followed by the names of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. However, whether it is about the country or the state. Most production titles change hands every few years. Because for the production of any crop, some special weather conditions are required, which do not necessarily remain the same every year in any country and state. Hence there is a difference in the quantity of production.
Karnataka may be number one in the production of black pepper in our country. But the demand for black pepper from Kerala used to be the highest in the olden times and in many cases it is still the case in international trade. The first reason for this is that black pepper from Kerala is considered special in terms of quality. And the second big reason is that Kerala has to be part of India. ‘Land of Spice’ Also called. Most of the countries around the world come to buy spices from Kerala, so black pepper of Kerala has a special status.
Disclaimer: The information given in this article is based on the data available on Google, facts obtained from different research sites.
