
That Sri Lanka also a place of origin of pepper. In Sri Lanka and the presence of pepper wild relatives, it is believed WhenĬonsidering the huge genetic variability of P.

India, Sri Lanka too is a home to a number of wild pepper types. Monaragala, and Kurunegala are the major districts.Īlthough the origin of black pepper is believed to be Malabar Coast of Lanka is about 42,989 ha and Matale, Kandy, Kegalle, Badulla, Ratnapura, In Sri Lanka pepper is mainly cultivated in Low and Mid country Wet and
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It also has industrial uses in perfumery and pharmaceutical Pepper is mainly used as a spice and flavoring agent in the food Pepper oil and oleoresins are alsoĮxtracted marketed as value-added products. Ripened pepper is pickled in brine and dehydrated green pepper and White pepper is produced by removing outer pericarp and pepper isĪlso available in crushed and ground forms. Pepper is largely produced as black pepper which is the dried wholeįruit. Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, andīrazil are the main pepper producers in the world. Part of the preciousness of these spices that led to the EuropeanĮfforts to find a sea route to India and consequently to the EuropeanĬolonial occupation of the country as well as European discovery andĬolonization of America/s. North Africa traveled there from India’s Malabar region. Virtually all of the black pepper found in Europe, the Middle East, and Much-prized trade good often referred to also as “black gold” and usedīy as a form of commodity money. Reveal that pepper is originated in South India. Pepper crop is native to South Asia and historical records Pepper is the most widely used spice in the world and known as “King of
