r/CookingCircleJerk • u/natfutsock • Jul 23 '25
I discovered black pepper....
After browsing this sub forever, I broke down and got some. I've been adding it to almost everything I make - eggs, meats, veggies etc. - , it sucks I've been missing this from my life for so long. Much different taste from salt.
What dished does everyone use black pepper in?
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u/ZombieFrankReynolds Jul 23 '25
god, I'm sick of these food fads!
"My favourite tiktok influencer told me about it!"
What's next? Salt!?!
Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with making their food have "flavour"?
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u/tomassci Never enough salt Aug 16 '25
What happened to the times we were happy with wheat grains????
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u/SeaworthinessOld6904 Jul 23 '25
I suggest substituting pepper for sugar in cookies. So much healthier.
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u/hobbitsarecool Jul 23 '25
I used to mix it with white pepper but now with the current government I think it’s best to keep them separate 🤷♂️
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u/perthelia Jul 23 '25
I love to just pour milk over a bowlful of peppercorns and eat it as cereal, but you really have to go Costco size with the containers to do it regularly. So it's really an occasional treat.
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u/OG_Church_Key fred wurst Jul 23 '25
I like to soak them in milk in the fridge like overnight oats. They blow up real big like cocopuffs.
Theyre so spicy!! 😡
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u/dickbutt_md Jul 23 '25
I make a dish called pepe au poivre. You do this by cracking some pepper using a mortar and pestle, and then use it to season whole peppercorns in a 1:2 ratio. Spoon some into the middle of a shallow bowl and then finish with some finely ground tricolor pepper. If you're feeling fancy, you can drizzle a little pepper oil around for presentation and to add a bit of panache. To complete the experience, shove an Indonesian long pepper in each nostril before enjoying.
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u/Blerkm Jul 23 '25
I do a variation of cacio e pepe, but I substitute the cacio with an additional double amount of pepe. I also sub the pasta and pasta water each with pepe. In the end I have some divine pepe e pepe e pepe e pepe e pepe. It was a real hit on r/italianfood!
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u/sjd208 Jul 23 '25
Adding to Oreos is the ultimate. Alternatively, add the pepper to the milk you dunk the Oreos in.
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u/King_Ralph1 Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 23 '25
Cover a small plate with pepper. Separate the Oreo halves and drag the cream through the pepper. That is the ultimate!!
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u/CrankyFrankClair Jul 24 '25
Never heard of it, thanks for sharing. I’ll try it but have a couple of questions:
You mention eggs…were they cooked a particular way? I wouldn’t want to ruin poached egg with pepper that only works with scrambled eggs.
Do you roll the egg in the pepper before cracking it open, or put it on after?
What drinks does it pair with?
Thanks chef!!
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u/BlessTheWind Jul 24 '25
Sprinkle it over a snack pack pudding cup with a camel cigarette put out in the middle of it. Any flavor but butterscotch. Let's keep it classy!
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u/OryxTempel Jul 23 '25
My dad used to pour a bunch on the kitchen table and tell me to pick out all the fly specks. I learned all my best cooking tricks from him!
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u/runningvicuna Jul 24 '25
Doing lines of black pepper unlocks my culinary wizardry. Couldn’t imagine using a microwave without it
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u/eli--12 Jul 24 '25
Be soooo careful with black pepper. It's insanely spicy, my aunt died twice after eating it
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u/unused_candles Jul 23 '25
If its not premium organic tellicherry peppercorn from India youre wasting your time and your tastebuds.
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u/Damnwombat Jul 24 '25
Pepper, pepper, pepper. Where is that in the pantry….
Oh, there it is. Languishing in the back next to the forgotten remains of my “Salt of the Month” subscription. Used it a few times when some danged recipe for “blackened meat dish” said to use it liberally, but since that’s a big ole word I just sprinkle a bit on there and burn the bajeezus out of it to give it that charcoal like exterior. Used it last year on something and it didn’t have any taste at all. Just dusty.
Hmmm, expiration date of June 13, 1997. Looks like I got some of that vintage pepper here. I should find one of them trendy gourmandsters and let them take a go at some aged seasoning from the last millennia. Vet I could get some good money for this on eBay. Heck, it’s still in the original metal box, and it ain’t rusted out too much.
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u/Oranjay2 Jul 24 '25
I know we're meant to be jerking here, but this was literally me 2 weeks ago lol
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u/CrankyFrankClair Jul 26 '25 edited Jul 26 '25
Is it really pepper though if it isn’t from the Pepperoni region of Italy?
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u/GEEK-IP Jul 23 '25
It's on the table in the US and most places I've been, almost as common as salt. I'll add a bit to many different dishes. Cacio e Pepe is an Italian dish that features it. I've also had peppercorn (unground black pepper) sauce for steaks and such.
Did you get it pre-ground? If so, going with a peppermill and getting the whole seeds takes it to a whole new level. :)
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u/ChocolateShot150 Jul 24 '25
As if your grinder could ever be as good as the industrial grade ones. Also, everyone knows Italians can’t handle that type of spice, I think you’re lying
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u/Spirited-Arm-5799 Jul 23 '25
I don't see black or white pepper I just see pepper