Betel vine cultivation alongside arecanut is a profitable business in India, with steady demand for betel leaves. However, ...

Black pepper is a flowering vine that’s prized for its fruit (peppercorns!). The black peppercorns are picked before they’re ripe, dried and sold whole (crinkly and wrinkled from the drying ...

“It might be surprising, but black and white peppercorns both come from the same berries on the pepper vine,” says Wilkens. The difference between black peppercorns and white peppercorns is a ...

Store black pepper in the same way as other spices. Whole peppercorns keep for longer than ground pepper. Remember: ready-ground and cracked pepper will eventually go stale, just like other ground ...

For the roasted vine tomatoes, place the tomatoes onto a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Transfer to the oven and roast for 10-12 minutes ...