lemon pepper spice

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what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
vegetable called a lemon pepper?

lol....

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what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Not a vegetable but actually a fruit, the lemon pepper grows
in Zanzibar and there is an annual Lemon Pepper Festival at
harvest time, in August. Locally it is counted an
aphrodisiac of considerable power, but many anthropologists
aver that this is a tale made up by the local lads so that
they can pretend to be in its uncontrollable grip and have
their wicked way despite the (probably phony) squeals of
protest coming from the lassies. Anyhow, if you make the
trip at that time you're sure to have fun.

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what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Where have you been hiding?

Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree. Although it
was originally cultivated in Asia Minor, Marco Polo brought
back some cuttings from the tree to Italy along with the now
famous spaghetti plants.

About 100 years later there were fields of semolina
spaghetti growing throughout the region simultaneously the
lemon pepper trees had flourished in the moist climate of
the boot and the harvests were growing as was the popularity
of the lemon pepper spice.

The little lemon pepper berries are usually allowed to
ripen and dry right on the tree in the late summer. The
tree beaters come along with very long sticks and pieces
of cloth which they lay under the branches. They then hit
the branches with the sticks so the berries fall off onto
the cloth.

In the very early years the berries were ground into a fine
powder and inhaled into the nose much the same as snuff.
They even had very ornate lemon pepper boxes for the powder.
Unfortunately the buzz was so great that the powder became
addictive.

Legend has it that one day an Italian had too much wine and
accidentally spilled some of the powder onto a piece of
veal, and that was the birth of the use of the powder as a
food flavoring agent.

Dimitri

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what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most
of. ;-) It's fabulous on just about any meat, but I'm
careful to buy the salt free version, otherwise it's nearly
1/2 salt and ruins my recipes!

My label says:

Black pepper and other spices, Rice flour, Lemon powder,
Garlic, Citric Acid, and Calcium stearate (a flow agent).

K.

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what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Lemon Pepper is a spice blend of lemon peel, sometimes salt,
and pepper. Lemon Peppers, also known as Lemon Drop Peppers
are a pepper variety grown in Brazil. They actually have a
lemon flavor to them, and they're quite hot. There's also a
Lemon King hybrid pepper.

kimberly

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Quoted message said:

what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a
mixture of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there
a vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Not a vegetable but actually a fruit, the lemon pepper
grows in Zanzibar

and

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there is an annual Lemon Pepper Festival at harvest
time, in August. Locally it is counted an aphrodisiac of
considerable power, but many anthropologists aver that
this is a tale made up by the local lads so that they
can pretend to be in its uncontrollable grip and have
their wicked

way

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despite the (probably phony) squeals of protest coming
from the lassies. Anyhow, if you make the trip at that
time you're sure to have fun.

And it's great with that small Italian town that grows its
spaghetti on trees-or didn't you ever see that commercial?

Dimitri said:

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what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Where have you been hiding?

Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree. Although it
was originally cultivated in Asia Minor, Marco Polo
brought back some cuttings from the tree to Italy along
with the now famous spaghetti plants.

About 100 years later there were fields of semolina
spaghetti growing throughout the region simultaneously the
lemon pepper trees had flourished in the moist climate of
the boot and the harvests were growing as was the
popularity of the lemon pepper spice.

The little lemon pepper berries are usually allowed to
ripen and dry right on the tree in the late summer. The
tree beaters come along with very long sticks and pieces
of cloth which they lay under the branches. They then hit
the branches with the sticks so the berries fall off onto
the cloth.

In the very early years the berries were ground into a
fine powder and inhaled into the nose much the same as
snuff. They even had very ornate lemon pepper boxes for
the powder. Unfortunately the buzz was so great that the
powder became addictive.

Legend has it that one day an Italian had too much wine
and accidentally spilled some of the powder onto a piece
of veal, and that was the birth of the use of the powder
as a food flavoring agent.

Dimitri

See? *This* is why it's good to have our friendly
neighborhood Cultural Anthropologist hanging around here.

Well done, Dimitri

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Katra said:

My label says:

Black pepper and other spices, Rice flour, Lemon powder,
Garlic, Citric Acid, and Calcium stearate (a flow agent).

Usually the citric acid outweighs the lemon flavoring.

Lemme guess - Bolners Fiesta Brand? The rice flour
gives it away.

-sw

Dimitri said:

Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree.

What about garlic salt? ;-)

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Katra said:

Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the
most of. ;-)

Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large
quantities when I visit the States.

Doug

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Quoted message said:

what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a
mixture of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there
a vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Not a vegetable but actually a fruit, the lemon pepper
grows in Zanzibar

and

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there is an annual Lemon Pepper Festival at harvest
time, in August. Locally it is counted an aphrodisiac of
considerable power, but many anthropologists aver that
this is a tale made up by the local lads so that they
can pretend to be in its uncontrollable grip and have
their wicked

way

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despite the (probably phony) squeals of protest coming
from the lassies. Anyhow, if you make the trip at that
time you're sure to have fun.

ahahahaha...nicely done

Jack Pepper de Citron

This is true, however, the Plant Protection Quarantine
division of the USDA has banned the import of lemon peppers
until further notice. This is due to the fact that they can
carry a citrus canker, which currently destroys citrus crops
in California and Florida. This is not the first ban, but
this one is expected to last a long time.

Technically, it is still legal to sell them if it can be
proven they were imported before May 2002, and if they test
negative for the canker. The USDA can seize pretty much
whatever they want.

Or is it Sichuan Peppercorns? Oh well.... Frank

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what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Where have you been hiding?

Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree. Although it
was originally cultivated in Asia Minor, Marco Polo
brought back some cuttings from the tree to Italy along
with the now famous spaghetti plants.

About 100 years later there were fields of semolina
spaghetti growing throughout the region simultaneously the
lemon pepper trees had flourished in the moist climate of
the boot and the harvests were growing as was the
popularity of the lemon pepper spice.

The little lemon pepper berries are usually allowed to
ripen and dry right on the tree in the late summer. The
tree beaters come along with very long sticks and pieces
of cloth which they lay under the branches. They then hit
the branches with the sticks so the berries fall off onto
the cloth.

In the very early years the berries were ground into a
fine powder and inhaled into the nose much the same as
snuff. They even had very ornate lemon pepper boxes for
the powder. Unfortunately the buzz was so great that the
powder became addictive.

Legend has it that one day an Italian had too much wine
and accidentally spilled some of the powder onto a piece
of veal, and that was the birth of the use of the powder
as a food flavoring agent.

Dimitri

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And it's great with that small Italian town that grows its
spaghetti on trees-or didn't you ever see that commercial?

Wasn't that an April 1 show on BBC, narrated by Richard
Dimbleby? Damn funny anyway.

John Gaughan said:

Dimitri said:

Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree.

What about garlic salt?

It's made for garlic slugs. blacksalt ObFood: Costco is
getting some crates of lovely red grapefruit. EAsy to peel
and sweet,sweet,sweet.

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Steve Wertz said:

Katra said:

My label says:

Black pepper and other spices, Rice flour, Lemon powder,
Garlic, Citric Acid, and Calcium stearate (a flow agent).

Usually the citric acid outweighs the lemon flavoring.

Lemme guess - Bolners Fiesta Brand? The rice flour gives
it away.

-sw

Yes, Fiesta. :-)

It's the only one that I've been able to find that makes a
salt free one.

If I wanted 50% salt, I'd add my own!

K.

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Doug Weller said:

Katra said:

Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the
most of. ;-)

Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large
quantities when I visit the States.

Doug

Does McCormick make a salt free? I'd like to get away from
some of the addititives....

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And it's great with that small Italian town that grows
its spaghetti on trees-or didn't you ever see that
commercial?

Wasn't that an April 1 show on BBC, narrated by Richard
Dimbleby? Damn funny anyway.

That's the one.

Katra said:

Yes, Fiesta. :-)

It's the only one that I've been able to find that makes a
salt free one.

If I wanted 50% salt, I'd add my own!

Is Mrs. Dash bad? nancy

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Nancy Young said:

Katra said:

Yes, Fiesta. :-)

It's the only one that I've been able to find that makes
a salt free one.

If I wanted 50% salt, I'd add my own!

Is Mrs. Dash bad? nancy

It's not the same thing. At all. ;-)

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