Black Gold Pepper of Kerala

Pepper also known as Black Gold is the King of Spices. White Pepper and Black Pepper are much sought after in the Culinary world. Kerala Pepper is superior in quality and taste with its peculiar spicy and hot flavor. Pepper is a major export item and earns decent Forex for the state. Pepper cultivated in the high ranges and just below in the hills are the most sought after grade of Pepper. The Spice route at the time of Vasco Da Gama and other ancient travellers ended in Muziris in Kerala. The Spice boats laden with the Black Gold sailed to Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Far East.