{"product_id":"fermented-white-peppercorns-2-5-oz","title":"Fermented White Peppercorns- 2.5 oz","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--25844804845939__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block product-details__text rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOur savory, funky Fermented White Peppercorns are highly prized in Indonesia but rarely found in the US. They add a deep umami flavor and funk to everything they touch. They're grown on a family farm on the island of Bangka by a farmer named Pak Sugiri and his son, Ilham. The peppercorns are picked fresh and fermented according to traditional methods.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrind over steak to mimic the flavor of dry aging, over veggies for heat and depth, or in traditional Cantonese and southeast Asian dishes that call for white pepper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box-highlight-icons\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box-highlight-text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBangka Island, Indonesia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box-highlight-icons\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box-highlight-text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAliases:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuntok white peppercorns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box-highlight-icons\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box-highlight-text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eProcess:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFermented in a stream, then washed and sun-dried\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box-highlight-icons\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box-highlight-text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoat Cheese • Celery • Funky Fermentation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cooking__heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCooking tips\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cooking-part-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cooking-text\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubstitute for black peppercorns where you want a funky kick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrind over seafood dishes (especially good in crab cakes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd to blended vegetable soups, like potato or cauliflower soups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--25844804845939__media_with_text_qpaDkX\" class=\"shopify-section cc-media-with-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section section--full-width section--padded\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-center section__block section__heading h3\"\u003eSourcing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-with-text cc-animate-init cc-animate-in\" data-cc-animate=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-with-text__media relative flex flex-col justify-center overflow-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"media w-full relative\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-with-text__text flex flex-col justify-center cc-animate-init cc-animate-in\" data-cc-animate=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-start\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section__block reading-width rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBangka Island in Indonesia is famous for the particular fermentation process that farmers use to process their peppercorns, picking fresh pepper and soaking it in open-air fermentation pools for two weeks, using the natural sugar in the peppercorn fruit to create a white pepper that's savory, cheesy and unlike any other we've tasted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince we're huge fans of anything funky and fermented, and of spices with very specific methods of processing, we had to go to Bangka to find a farmer to work with. Ethan had planned a trip in the summer of 2017, around the time of the pepper harvest. While he was preparing for the trip, two days before he was scheduled to arrive in Bangka, he got an email, totally out of the blue:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDear Ethan Frisch,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI introduce myself my name is Sugiri, I am from Bangka Island have white pepper garden as shown attached.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI see email on your web that you sell many kind of spices.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI would like to offer the corporation to sell pepper to your company, we can start with little volume first then if it is success, we can cooperate for long time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet me know if you are looking for organic or conventional pepper.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinally, this is the offer from me and I will wait good news from you. Thank you very much, have a great day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest Regards,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSugiri\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthan responded that he'd be right over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt turned out that Sugiri had grown up on the farm but left to pursue a 20-year career in IT in Bandung, one of Indonesia's bigger cities. As his parents got older, he and his son Ilham decided to move back home to take over the farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthan visited a dozen farms around the island but was struck both by the quality of Sugiri and Ilham's peppercorns and their entrepreneurialism and hustle. Unfortunately, they weren't quite ready to export at the time, but two years later, we brought in the first small shipment of their fermented white peppercorns. We've been working together ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Burlap \u0026 Barrel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48358701105406,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/0774\/1261\/files\/fermented_white_peppercorns.png?v=1781465262","url":"https:\/\/livelyolive.com\/products\/fermented-white-peppercorns-2-5-oz","provider":"Lively Olive Tasting Bar Port Townsend \u0026 Bainbridge Island","version":"1.0","type":"link"}