Black peppercorns, the fruit of a perennial vine with large leaves and white flowers. Green peppercorns are the unripe fruits picked early and pickled. Black peppercorns are picked just before they ripen and white peppercorns are the ripe, black peppercorns with the black skin flaked off. They are best kept whole and ground when required. Historically, pepper was one of the world's most important spices. Columbus sailed West, not East, in search of pepper in the East Indies. Instead he found the Americas and allspice.
"Witches' froth." A light, fluffy pudding made with baked apples, sieved and mixed with yolks of egg, lemon and sugar and usually rum.
A cylindrical, rindless sheep’s milk cheese from the Carpathians, most of which is left to ferment in brine and milk during the winter. Some is pressed between layers of pine bark, giving it a distinctive flavour. It has similarities to Feta.
Black boletus mushroom. Excellent to eat from August to October whether raw in salads or cooked or preserved and also freezes well.
