Life's Imponderables: The Answers to Civilization's Most Perplexing Questions
- ISBN-10
- 076074596X
- ISBN-13
- 9780760745960
- Category
- Questions and answers
- Pages
- 793
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Author
- David Feldman
Description
Where Does White Pepper Come From ? From black pepper . The most popular of all spices ( salt is not a spice ) is not related to sweet red , green , or hot peppers , but is the dried berry of a woody , climbing vine known as Piper ...
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