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'''Pepper''' is the fermented, dried, unripe [[fruit]] of the peppercorn tree. They were commonly traded on the [[Silk Road]] for their high value to weight ratio. Pepper prices dropped dramatically in [[Europe]] after [[Vasco da Gama]] reached [[India]] at the end of the [[15th century]] |
'''Pepper''' is the fermented, dried, unripe [[fruit]] of the peppercorn tree. They were commonly traded on the [[Silk Road]] for their high value to weight ratio. Pepper prices dropped dramatically in [[Europe]] after [[Vasco da Gama]] reached [[India]] at the end of the [[15th century]] |
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==See Also== |
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* [[Pepper (Maplet)|Pepper according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']] |
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Revision as of 00:44, 11 July 2005
Pepper is the fermented, dried, unripe fruit of the peppercorn tree. They were commonly traded on the Silk Road for their high value to weight ratio. Pepper prices dropped dramatically in Europe after Vasco da Gama reached India at the end of the 15th century
