03-06-2022 06:38 PM
03-07-2022 09:24 AM
@ekanp.g.-0 wrote:I need to what are the most interesting items from srilanka ?
I would say the questions that members from Sri Lanka ask here.
03-07-2022 10:56 AM
Cinnamon, whole pepper, nutmeg, mace, vanilla beans, tea.
03-07-2022 11:43 AM
03-07-2022 12:13 PM
The tea and pepper of Sri Lanka:


03-07-2022 12:33 PM
I personally cannot distinguish the difference between black pepper plants (Piper nigrum) and long pepper plants (Piper longum). I do know it's harder to find long pepper for sale in the U.S. I got mine from my local Indian grocery store, but if one is not blessed to have the wide variety of ethnic grocery stores in their town, an online source might be quite welcome.
03-07-2022 12:45 PM
The biggest difference between long pepper and regular is that is really tough to get long pepper in a pepper grinder 🤔 . During my month of travels in Sri Lanka, I never saw long pepper in the markets.
I forgot to mention vetiver. Sri Lanka is a big producer of vetiver essential oil.