What role does pepper play in cooking

Many people like to put some pepper powder in the dishes when cooking. The main function of pepper powder is to enhance the flavor and remove the fishy smell. Adding pepper powder can promote people's appetite. In addition, pepper powder is also a traditional Chinese medicine. It has the effects of warming the middle and dispersing cold, invigorating the spleen and stimulating the appetite. A small dose can increase people's appetite. It is helpful for people with poor appetite or indigestion. Let's take a look at this aspect.

What is the role of pepper in cooking?

Pepper is used to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor of vegetables. For example, it is indispensable in mutton soup.

Pepper is spicy and hot in nature. It enters the stomach and large intestine meridians and has the effects of warming the middle and lowering the qi, eliminating phlegm and detoxifying.

It is mainly used to treat cold phlegm and food accumulation, cold pain in the abdomen, nausea, vomiting of clear water, diarrhea, and cold dysentery; it can be applied externally to treat sores, snake bites, and dog bites; it can also detoxify food.

1. Warming the middle and dispelling cold: used for epigastric pain and vomiting caused by stomach cold, as well as diarrhea and intestinal rumbling caused by abdominal cold

2. Invigorate the spleen and stimulate appetite: A small dose of this product can increase appetite and has a therapeutic effect on poor appetite and indigestion.

3. Pepper stewed eggs can reduce deficiency

Pepper

Also known as ancient moon powder, it is made from the crushed fruit of the tropical pepper tree. It is mainly produced in India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and other countries. It is also produced in Guangdong Province and Hainan Island in China.

Pepper is one of Hainan's most famous specialties. It is not only a good condiment but also a precious medicinal material. Pepper can be used as both medicine and food. Traditional Chinese medicine says that pepper has the function of warming the stomach and dispelling cold. The main way to eat it is to eat pepper directly. Pepper is the main seasoning in the world. The fruit contains 1-2% volatile oil, 8-9% piperine, as well as crude fat, protein, starch, soluble nitrogen and other substances. The special ingredients contained in pepper powder give pepper a unique aromatic flavor and a bitter and spicy taste, making it a spicy condiment popular among the people. Although pepper is primarily used as a condiment, it actually has many other uses. For example, people use "pepper stewed pork belly" to treat chronic gastrointestinal diseases.