Muntok
Variety of Black pepper · Piper nigrum
World-renowned white pepper from Bangka Island – clean, sharp and mildly earthy.
Also known as: Bangka Muntok, Muntok White Pepper, Bangka White
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
mildspicy
Profile
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
Description
Fruit
Ripe berries, retted in water and hulled – pale, creamy-white cores.
Yield
Evergreen climber; for white pepper fully ripe red berries are harvested and the skin removed.
Notes
White pepper shipped via the port of Muntok (Bangka Island); international benchmark for white pepper.
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