Tellicherry
Variety of Black pepper · Piper nigrum
Premium grade of large, fully ripened Malabar berries – bold, aromatic and prized worldwide.
Also known as: Tellicherry Garbled Special Extra Bold, TGSEB, Thalassery
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
spicyfloralaromatic
Profile
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
Description
Fruit
Extra-large berries (grade from ~4.25 mm), late and ripe-harvested – intense aroma.
Yield
Not a distinct cultivar but a size grade of the largest berries from Malabar plantings; harvested fully ripe.
Notes
Top trade grade of Indian black pepper; named after the town of Thalassery (Tellicherry).
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