OriginPacked in KochiThe Nine-Drawer Spice Box
Bold gradeEntry No. 002Vegetarian
Tellicherry Black Pepper
4.8341 reviews
Tellicherry Bold means berries of 4.25 mm and above, left on the vine until they begin to turn. Bigger, fruitier and less harsh.
₹165for 50 g₹330 per 100 gInclusive of all taxes
Weight50 g
FormWhole
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- Free delivery over ₹1,499
- Dispatched within 48 hours
- Sealed returns within 7 days
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Grown on small holdings in the hills behind Thalassery, where pepper vines climb jackfruit and silver oak. The berries are sun-dried on bamboo mats for about a week and sieved by size.
Buy it whole if you own a mill. Choose cracked for steaks and rasam, or fine ground if you want it ready to use. We grind to order, so ground pepper leaves us within days of being milled.
- Origin
- Thalassery, Kerala
- Harvest
- 2025
- Notes
- pine, dried cherry, citrus peel, cedar
- Ingredients
- Black peppercorns (Piper nigrum)
- Allergens
- None
- Diet
- Veg
Dispatched from Kochi within 48 hours, Monday to Saturday, and delivered in 3 to 7 working days. Delivery is free over ₹1,499; below that a flat charge is shown at checkout. Unopened, sealed items can be returned within 7 days. Opened or ground-to-order items cannot, unless they arrive damaged or stale: tell us within 48 hours with a photograph and we will replace or refund.
Folio 01Profile
Heat, flavourand where it grew
Heat
3/5Medium
Tasting notes
- pine
- dried cherry
- citrus peel
- cedar
Flavour profile
Origin and harvest
OriginThalassery, Kerala11.75° N · 75.49° E- Harvest
- 2025
- Packed
- Mattancherry, Kochi
- Shelf life
- 24 months whole, 9 months ground
Folio 02Use it in
Whereto start
- 01Pepper rasam
1 tsp cracked pepper with cumin, tamarind and garlic
- 02Pepper chicken
coarse-crack 2 tsp and add half at the start, half at the end
- 03Eggs and salads
grind fresh at the table
- 04Masala chai
three whole berries, lightly crushed
Folio 03Pairs with
Good company
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Folio 04From the order book
What cooks wrote back
Entry 01
The garam masala smells like my grandmother's kitchen. I use half of what I used to and the dal tastes fuller.
Entry 02
Ordered the pepper cracked on a Monday and the tin said it was ground on Tuesday. You can tell the moment you open it.
Entry 03
Proper saffron, deep red with no yellow bits. Ten threads coloured a whole pot of kheer.