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Black pepper is native to [[South Asia]] and Southeast Asia, and has been known to [[Indian cuisine|Indian cooking]] since at least 2000 BCE. J. Innes Miller notes that while pepper was grown in southern [[Thailand]] and in [[Malaysia]], | Black pepper is native to [[South Asia]] and Southeast Asia, and has been known to [[Indian cuisine|Indian cooking]] since at least 2000 BCE. J. Innes Miller notes that while pepper was grown in southern [[Thailand]] and in [[Malaysia]], its most important source was India, particularly the [[Malabar Coast]], in what is now the state of [[Kerala]]. The lost ancient port city of [[Muziris]] of the [[Chera Dynasty]], famous for exporting black pepper and various other spices, is mentioned in a number of classical historical sources for its trade with the [[Roman Empire]], [[Egypt]], [[Mesopotamia]], [[Levant]], and [[Yemen]]. Peppercorns were a much-prized trade good, often referred to as "black gold" and used as a form of [[commodity money]]. The legacy of this trade remains in some Western legal systems that recognize the term "[[peppercorn rent]]" as a token payment for something that is, essentially, a gift. | ||
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History
Black pepper is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been known to Indian cooking since at least 2000 BCE. J. Innes Miller notes that while pepper was grown in southern Thailand and in Malaysia, its most important source was India, particularly the Malabar Coast, in what is now the state of Kerala. The lost ancient port city of Muziris of the Chera Dynasty, famous for exporting black pepper and various other spices, is mentioned in a number of classical historical sources for its trade with the Roman Empire, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Levant, and Yemen. Peppercorns were a much-prized trade good, often referred to as "black gold" and used as a form of commodity money. The legacy of this trade remains in some Western legal systems that recognize the term "peppercorn rent" as a token payment for something that is, essentially, a gift.