Chaste Berry Monk’s Pepper

Organic
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In summer the shrub blooms purple, and the whole plant gives off a powerful, peppery scent. Its small black berries, used for centuries in place of pepper, become the Chaste Berry Monk’s Pepper of Place des Épices, from a hardy, fragrant shrub grown organically in Morocco. They deliver a mild heat with aromatic, slightly herbal notes. Fill a pepper mill with them as a gentle alternative to black pepper, and grind them over lamb or game.

Weight
50g - 1.8oz.
Packaging
Tin
Origin
Morocco
Ingredients
100% organic chaste berries (Vitex agnus-castus).
Allergens
No allergens declared by the maker
Flavors
Spicy

Tasting profile

Strength1/10 · Delicate
DelicateFiery
  • NotesLight, peppery, slightly bitter
  • StorageClosed tin, away from light and humidity
Certification Certified organic

How to use it

  1. Freshly ground over grilled meats, lamb or game.
  2. In a stew, a marinade or a tomato sauce.
  3. Over roasted vegetables or a mushroom dish.
  4. In a pepper mill, as a gentle alternative to black pepper.

Recipe idea

Lamb Skewers with Monk’s Pepper

Serves 4 · 25 min + 1 h marinating

See the recipe →

The maker

Place des Épices

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Spices have always traveled far, carried across seas and deserts, only to end as a pinch above the pot.

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