白胡椒 (báihújiāo) · white pepper; white peppercorn

Meanings

1 white pepper; white peppercorn

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Small cream-coloured peppercorns, made by soaking ripe pepper berries and rubbing off the outer skin, with an earthy smell and a heat felt at the back of the throat. It is the default pepper of Chinese cooking, sold whole or ground.

Used in 1 dish

肉骨茶 ròugǔchá

Characters

from foreign lands (historical)

椒

jiāo

pepper

Examples

HSK 6

白胡椒粉撒在汤里提味。

Báihújiāofěn sǎ zài tāng lǐ tí wèi.

Sprinkle white pepper powder into the soup to enhance flavor.

HSK 7-9

胡椒猪肚汤要用白胡椒。

Hújiāo zhūdǔ tāng yào yòng báihújiāo.

Pepper-and-pork-tripe soup must use white pepper.

Tips

usage

白胡椒 (white pepper, milder and earthier) is preferred in light-colored Chinese soups and Cantonese cooking; 黑胡椒 (black pepper) is sharper and used in steak sauce and Western dishes. Both come from the same Piper nigrum vine, processed differently.