Penja white pepper

Penja white pepper is a type of white pepper grown in the volcanic soil of the Penja Valley in Cameroon. This soil is rich in minerals due to the presence of volcanic soils, that gives Penja White pepper a unique and pure taste.

Penja - Dried fruits with and without pericarp.

History

Pepper culture was introduced into Cameroon by Antoine Decré, who had a banana plantation in Penja. The first export, a bag of 40 kg of white pepper, took place in March 1958.[1]

The pepper became popular with Michelin-star chefs and was being sold for as much as €321 per kilogram as of May, 2016.[2]

Sources

La presse du Cameroun, n° 2371, Thursday 20 March 1958

References
  1. (PDF) http://www.businessincameroon.com/pdf/BC03.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Bloomberg, Michelin-Star Taste for Volcanic Pepper Boosts Cameroon by Pauline Bax and Divine Ntaryike Jr May 23, 2016


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