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black pepper's spicier ancestor that Europe ditched the moment ships found India cheaper.
older tradePrized in Rome centuries before black pepper dominated
hotter kickContains piperine plus extra-pungent piplartine compounds
latin namePiper longum, a cone-shaped catkin not a berry
ayurveda stapleUsed in India as medicine for millennia
comeback kidModern chefs revive it as a forgotten luxury