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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 Gamma]] 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 Gamma]] reached [[India]] at the end of the [[15th century]]


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Revision as of 10:46, 5 June 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 Gamma reached India at the end of the 15th century