Black pepper (Piper nigrum), or peppercorn, is the fruit from a tropical vine. It has been grown in India and traded for thousands of years. Black pepper was once so valuable it was used as a currency. Even today, black pepper accounts for around a fifth of the value of the international spice trade. Try our fun black pepper candle craft tutorial to fill your home with the spicy scent of black pepper.

Black pepper (Piper nigrum), or peppercorn, is the fruit from a tropical vine. It has been grown in India and traded for thousands of years. Black pepper was once so valuable it was used as a currency. Even today, black pepper accounts for around a fifth of the value of the international spice trade. Try our fun black pepper candle craft tutorial to fill your home with the spicy scent of black pepper.