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World Service,16 Oct 2025,26 mins

The power of pepper

The Food Chain

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Pepper is ubiquitous at the dining table, but arguably most of us don’t know much about it. In this programme John Laurenson finds out about the pepper plant – how it is grown and harvested and the range of flavours it can offer. He learns about the history of this spice and why it was once so revered, and the ways in which you can use it today to make your food not just tastier, but also healthier. If you’d like to contact the programme you can email thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk. Produced and presented by John Laurenson. Image: a cartoon wooden pepper mill with specks of ground pepper coming out of it, floats on a blue background. (Credit: Getty/yurumarukko)

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