
CUMIN
Whole Seed · 75g

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Velora House
Ground & Cracked · ground
Kerala style, India · Prototype provenance, unverified
Bright bite up front, resinous warmth behind it. The backbone of almost every formula.
Aroma
Peppery • Woody • Warm
Flavour
Sharp • Resinous • Lingering
Choose your format
75g jar
£14
Best with
Format
ground
Category
Pepper
Cuisine
Global
Create with this ingredient
Use Black Pepper as a starting ingredient in Velora Atelier.
Open in AtelierSpice profile
Bright and deeply aromatic, with warm wood, citrus lift and a lingering pepper heat. Its fragrance opens as it is cracked, bringing clarity and depth to steak, eggs, tomatoes and rich sauces without flattening what sits underneath it.
Aroma
Citrus • Pine • Warm wood
Flavour
Peppery • Resinous • Bright
Heat
Best with
Steak • Eggs • Tomato • Sauces
Try it
Crack it over the plate rather than the pan — the aroma is at its best unheated.
Origin
Kerala, India*
Variety
Tellicherry grade*
Harvest
2026*
Lot
26-KR-041*
Ingredients
100% black pepper
Net weight
Net wt. 75g
* Prototype provenance — placeholder, pending supplier verification.

Origin · India
Pepper vines climb shade trees in the Western Ghats and ripen slowly in monsoon humidity. Late picking and slow sun-drying are what give a Tellicherry-style grade its size, its citrus lift and its long resinous finish.
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