Why isn't freshly cracked white pepper a thing? It's

>>8759056
hijacking this thread

What do I do when a recipe calls for, say, a teaspoon of freshly cracked pepper? Do I actually take the peppermill and hold it above a teaspoon like a retard? I usually just use pre-ground stuff for this, what does /ck/ normally do?

>>8759157
You take the peppermill and just feel what is a teaspoon, then taste.

>>8759157
If you have it, use a kitchen or drug scale.
1 tsp of black pepper = 2.1 g

>>8759056
They don't taste any different and the black or black and white mixes are much more widely available in the US. The only place where I'd think white pepper would be very useful in one would be a bechamel sauce or other light-colored dish.

>>8759056
BLACKED

>>8759180
I dont use it for aesthetic purposes, it actually tastes different to black pepper, it's a hotter flavour too. I do a fair bit of Asian cooking and recipes always call for white pepper.

>>8759177
>>8759180
Thanks anons, I guess I'll just have to use the scale until I git gud at eyeballing pepper amounts. I was hoping there was an easier way but whatever.

>>8759056
>Why isn't freshly cracked white pepper a thing?

White people don't really use white pepper since it smells like manure.

Therefore it is not readily available in more than one form in supermarkets.

> I did buy white peppercorns in a market somewhere would there be any benefit to grinding them freshly myself?

probably the same benefit you get from grinding your own black pepper, as in, there's more of the aromatic compounds left and it therefore doesn't taste as dull.

>>8759203
Cool, I might buy some white peppercorns and a new grinder once my pre-ground stuff runs out.

Recently started using white pepper in my dishes. Shit's a goat spice, it has that bitterness of black pepper but is very hot and spicy.

>>8759180
It's personal opinion but I would always pair white pepper over black with mushrooms

People say white pepper is better for cooking as it doesn't go bitter and black is reserved for the table in a lot of restaurants I have worked in

>>8759203
>White people don't really use white pepper since it smells like manure.

It does. I saw a documentary on how it is made and now I know why. They let the berries rot for quite a while, which in the end leaves the white peppers seeds. Apparently during that process it smells horribly.