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Peppercorns are the dried fruit of the piper nigrum or pepper vine, which is native to Southern India.Though occasionally fresh varieties are used in Asian cuisine, we normally use dried ones in the west.eppercorns were historically used to treat toothaches, among other conditions. Peppercorns are dried and used as a seasoning, commonly found in peppermills, among other types of peppercorns. Peppercorns are native to Southern India.
Peppercorns are actually a tiny fruit, the drupe (a fruit with a single seed in the middle) of a flowering vine known as piper nigrum, grown in tropical regions, native to the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Some of the best peppercorns in the world come from the Malabar coast in the Indian state of Kerala.The color of the various peppercorns you see in the store are a result of either when the tiny fruits are harvested, or else the type of processing they undergo after picking. Piper nigrum. Photo by Vengolis.ed peppercorns are produced much like green peppercorns, only using the fully ripe fruit, which is treated to preserve the red color. These may also be pickled or dried before use. Sometimes in gourmet markets, you will see a mixture of dried black, red, green, and white peppercorns together in a transparent grinder.