What are some common varieties of black peppercorn?

• Indian Black Pepper
  

          1. Tellicherry Black Pepper

               - Big round size

               - Pungent aroma

               - Grown in Malabar coast in Kerala state

          2. Malabar Black Pepper

               - Smaller than Tellicherry

               - Less pungent aroma

               - Greenish hue in color appearance

Tellicherry and Malabar peppers come from the same vine trees and production areas. Tellicherry is larger and has a fuller flavor and pungent aroma as it is kept on the vine longer than Malabar pepper

          3. Light Berries Black Pepper

               - Small in size

               - Light black or brown color

               - Grown in southern India and Andaman and Nicobar islands

• Vietnam Black Pepper
  

        Most common varieties:

          1. Lada Belantoeng

          2. An Do

          3. Vinh Linh

          4. Loc Ninh

Pepper harvesting is concentrated primarily in 6 provinces - Binh Phuoc with, Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Ba Ria-Vung, Dong Nai, and Gia Lai. The provinces in the Central Highlands and the Southeastern regions are the largest in terms of area and productivity. There are also other pepper-growing areas in Phu Quoc and Kien Giang and Quang Tri.

• Brazil Black Pepper
  

Brazilian black pepper is considered to be amongst the high-quality black peppers along with India and Vietnam is grown mainly in 2 regions; Para in the Amazonia region and Espirito Santo. The variety is called Belem.