Épices Rœllinger Pepper Cousins | French Spices<Burgundy Blackcurrant Pepper ( France )

Blackcurrant bushes thrive on the gentle slopes of the vineyards in Burgundy, and the region has long been the French leader in blackcurrant production. Blackcurrant pepper first came into existence in 2005 when farmers found themselves with a glut of fruit and needed to find a new way to market black currant buds. Black currant buds are picked in January – blackcurrant bushes are among the first fruit trees to bud. The buds are then sorted, dehydrated, then ground into a powder to make black currant pepper.