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no not have pepper in the house?

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bluecomputerscreen · 31/07/2024 17:45

I just don't use it in cooking (use many other spices and herbs though).
I threw out a quite dusty packet 10years out of date recently.

relative is visiting and has offered to cook and asked for the pepper.

aibu not to buy any?

what are the bets that my relative will buy us a pepper shaker?

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Sothisiit · 31/07/2024 19:57

Go to a cafe/restaurant and pick up a few sachets when you order a meal.

Greyrockin · 31/07/2024 19:55

user8464987632 · 31/07/2024 17:46

I think its quite unusual not to have black pepper and a grinder but I don't think anyone has used white pepper since 1988

White pepper is a crucial ingredient in my mash potato! And I make great mash 😋

Cactiverde · 31/07/2024 19:53

Oh we use ground pepper in everything! I actually prefer white pepper but it seems so old school, I don't know why? Can't imagine cooking a spagbol and not grinding in a good whack of pepper. I don't think it makes it spicy, otherwise my "the toothpaste is spicy" kids wouldn't eat it.

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bluecomputerscreen · 31/07/2024 19:53

Matildahoney · 31/07/2024 19:51

I haven't rtft but get a couple of sachets from a cafe

yeah I might do that

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Matildahoney · 31/07/2024 19:51

I haven't rtft but get a couple of sachets from a cafe

ItsAlrightDarling · 31/07/2024 19:48

RampantIvy · 31/07/2024 19:41

@PyongyangKipperbang I have a couple of friends who don't drink tea but they know how to be a good host, and keep teabags in for visitors. I'm assuming you don't have many tea drinking visitors?

No-one in our house drinks tea but I keep it in for visitors too. Same with sugar.

DeanElderberry · 31/07/2024 19:48

user8464987632 · 31/07/2024 17:46

I think its quite unusual not to have black pepper and a grinder but I don't think anyone has used white pepper since 1988

I use it several times a week - shook some into mince for meatballs just a couple of hours ago. Quite different from black pepper which I use more often, or whole peppercorns with I include in the base stock if I'm eg poaching a chicken breast.

quietdays · 31/07/2024 19:48

S0livagant · 31/07/2024 19:43

I used it on everything until it ran out, yes. I love coriander though.

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In June I bought fresh coriander and basil in one of those small plastic pots and planted in bigger pots. They are absolutely huge now, like a big bush. I will pick some and freeze for winter.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 31/07/2024 19:48

I don’t have it in either and don’t use it. I use chillies in cooking for heat.

Cobblersorchard · 31/07/2024 19:45

Why wouldn’t you buy something that guests might want? I don’t drink milk or have tea or coffee but I still buy it for others.

S0livagant · 31/07/2024 19:43

quietdays · 31/07/2024 19:11

I have never heard of rainbow. Do you use it on everything?

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I used it on everything until it ran out, yes. I love coriander though.

quietdays · 31/07/2024 19:42

Now I want black pepper cashews……..

IamSallyBowles · 31/07/2024 19:42

my brother cant stand it - he loves spicy food, loves flavour, is a bit of an amateur chef... he would never have pepper in the house if his wife would let him get away with it.

if you aren't going to use it, don't but any. If they bring some then tell them to take it home with them so it wont get wasted.

RampantIvy · 31/07/2024 19:41

@PyongyangKipperbang I have a couple of friends who don't drink tea but they know how to be a good host, and keep teabags in for visitors. I'm assuming you don't have many tea drinking visitors?

IncompleteSenten · 31/07/2024 19:39

Yanbu.

If nobody who lives in your house uses pepper then there's no point keeping some around.

If your relative chooses to buy some they can take it home with them so it gets used.

DoIWantTo · 31/07/2024 19:37

@Bluebirdover thats my point - I don’t prefer pepper and find that there are much better things to add to my food so rarely use it. OP doesn’t prefer pepper so doesn’t use it. The amount of people expressing incredulity that someone might prefer something else is bizarre.

quietdays · 31/07/2024 19:37

RampantIvy · 31/07/2024 19:34

Or you could see it from the point of view that Indian food tastes wonderful, chicken fajitas ars delicious, a fragrant Thai curry tingles the taste buds and a pizza always benefits from a sprinkling of oregano.

Herbs and spices don't or shouldn't mask the taste of food, but should enhance dishes.

Surely you must understand that?

Have you never eaten anything other than bland plain cooked food?

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Spot on. Their food must be bland and boring as hell.

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bluecomputerscreen · 31/07/2024 19:35

I might be u
but at least there a few others out there who also don't see the point of pepper Grin

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MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 31/07/2024 19:35

I'm always bemused by these threads where swathes of posters can't understand that not everybody likes the same thing. How lacking in imagination do you need to be to not comprehend that not everybody likes a strong taste like pepper?

Bluebirdover · 31/07/2024 19:35

DoIWantTo · 31/07/2024 19:32

If you don’t use pepper there’s no point you buying it, don’t see what the big deal is? I rarely add pepper to my food, use plenty of better herbs and spices available.

What do you mean by better herbs? Surely that's down to individual preference ?

TBH OP, I'm not sure why you posted?

RampantIvy · 31/07/2024 19:34

Differentstarts · 31/07/2024 19:02

Or you could see it from the otherside and think why do I need to add so much stuff to my food to make it taste good. If everything is covered in pepper surely your just tasting pepper and not the actual food

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Or you could see it from the point of view that Indian food tastes wonderful, chicken fajitas ars delicious, a fragrant Thai curry tingles the taste buds and a pizza always benefits from a sprinkling of oregano.

Herbs and spices don't or shouldn't mask the taste of food, but should enhance dishes.

Surely you must understand that?

Have you never eaten anything other than bland plain cooked food?

Nanny0gg · 31/07/2024 19:33

user8464987632 · 31/07/2024 17:46

I think its quite unusual not to have black pepper and a grinder but I don't think anyone has used white pepper since 1988

I do

I use it on eggs

DoIWantTo · 31/07/2024 19:33

Also don’t understand the density of people asking “do you not use pepper in this? I always use pepper in this!” OP stated quite clearly they didn’t use pepper at all.

DoIWantTo · 31/07/2024 19:32

If you don’t use pepper there’s no point you buying it, don’t see what the big deal is? I rarely add pepper to my food, use plenty of better herbs and spices available.

Choochoo21 · 31/07/2024 19:32

If someone was offering to cook for me then I wouldn’t think twice about buying a 50p pot of pepper.

Do you not put pepper in mash?

I don’t use pepper that often but I always use it in mash and cracked black pepper on scrambled eggs.

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