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Why Turmeric Recipes Often Add Black Pepper
Black Pepper · พริกไทย · Piper nigrum
Black Pepper — พริกไทย (prik-thai) — Piper nigrum.
In one study, piperine slowed curcumin's breakdown, so more curcumin stayed available in the blood. You eat the dried berries. They provide manganese, vitamin K, and iron. Manganese helps the body use food for energy and maintain connective tissue. Vitamin K supports normal blood clotting, while iron becomes part of the hemoglobin that carries oxygen in blood. Pad Cha Pla wok-tosses fresh green peppercorn clusters with white fish, fingerroot, and chillies over jasmine rice. Neua Pad Prik Thai Dam fries beef quickly with coarse black pepper, bell pepper, and onion. Green, white, and black peppercorns are the same berry, picked at different stages and processed differently. Large daily amounts of pepper can change how the body processes some medications, so use caution if you take prescriptions. Give this climbing vine a post or coir pole.
Pad Cha Pla — ผัดฉ่าปลา (pad-cha-pla)
Neua Pad Prik Thai Dum — เนื้อผัดพริกไทยดำ (neua-pad-prik-thai-dam)
Food and nutrients
Rich in: manganese, vitamin K, iron
Research context
Piperine sharply boosted curcumin absorption by slowing its breakdown — Planta Medica, 1998
Sources
Source: Shoba G et al. (1998). Influence of piperine on the pharmacokinetics of curcumin. Planta Medica. PMID 9619120
Narration transcript
Opening
Green, white, and black peppercorns all come off this one vine, the same berry, picked at different stages and dried different ways. Black pepper — พริกไทย, prik-tai. You grind the dried fruit whole, and Thai cooks reach for it whenever a dish needs clean, woody heat instead of chili fire.
Pad Cha Pla (Stir-Fried Fish with Fresh Green Peppercorns) (ผัดฉ่าปลา)
Pad cha pla is a fiery stir-fry that wok-tosses whole fresh green peppercorn clusters with white fish, fingerroot, and chillies, served hot over jasmine rice.
Neua Pad Prik Thai Dum (Black Pepper Beef Stir-Fry) (เนื้อผัดพริกไทยดำ)
For a drier dish, neua pad prik thai dum, fries beef fast with coarse ground black pepper, bell pepper, and onion, plated with jasmine rice.
Nutrition summary
By weight, black pepper is intensely rich in manganese and copper, though a pinch on your plate delivers only a trace.
Manganese
Manganese helps the body use food for energy and maintain normal connective tissue.
Vitamin K
Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting and helps maintain healthy bones, working alongside calcium in your body.
Iron
Iron is part of hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in your blood, and it supports normal energy metabolism.
Closing
That famous kitchen pairing, a crack of pepper over a turmeric dish, is real: the pepper helps your body absorb more of the turmeric. Give the vine a post or a coir pole to climb and it will crop for years. Just go easy on heavy daily amounts if you take prescription medication, since large amounts of pepper can change how the body handles some drugs. Follow Longevity Biome, and LIKE this video for regular updates.
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