Long Pepper Pipli - 4Oz

Long pepper ( Piper longum ), sometimes called Indian long pepper or pipli, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. Long pepper has a taste similar to, but hotter than, that of its close relative  Piper nigrum   – from which black, green and white pepper are obtained. The fruit of the pepper consists of many minuscule fruits – each about the size of a poppy seed – embedded in the surface of a flower spike that closely resembles a hazel tree catkin. The fruits of this plant are often confused with chili peppers, which belong to the genus Capsicum, originally from the Americas.