Name: Vinh Linh Black Pepper
Brand: The Pepper Quest
SKU: PEP-003-WHO-JAR-040
Price: 69.0 SEK
Availability: InStock

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Vinh Linh Black Pepper

69 kr

Explosive

Direct

Pungent

Cacao Beans

Name

Vinh Linh Black Pepper

Origin

Vinh Linh, Vietnam

Partner

Mr. Nguyen together with Lien

Harvest

June 2025

Size

Variant

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The Pepper Quest

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113 21 Stockholm
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Vinh Linh Pepper is a hidden gem in one of the world's largest pepper-producing countries. In a market where farmers are always looking for bigger peppercorns and higher yields on their harvest, this pepper stands out.

Harvest: July 2025

The corns are smaller, the taste intense and the heat explosive. The cultivation of Vinh Linh Pepper goes back over 300 years because of its popularity amongst the royal families of the Nguyễn dynasty, ruling much of southern Vietnam from the 17th to 19th century.

The pepper also features in many dishes from the distinct Hue cuisine where the spice is heavily used unlike many other areas of Vietnam.

Vinh Linh Pepper is a hidden gem in one of the world's largest pepper producing countries. In a market where farmers are always looking for bigger peppercorns and higher yields on their harvest, this pepper stands out. The corns are smaller, with high amount of piperine which provides intense taste and explosive heat.

The small district of Vinh Linh located in Quang Tri, central Vietnam, is an amazing place. It feels like one of the most fertile places on earth. Meter after meter of red, muddy, sandy soil with an ever changing climate really affects all the produce that is grown here. We’ve been there when it is 12 degrees, rainy, misty, windy and really harsh as well as 40 degrees of intense sunshine.   

The cultivation of Vinh Linh Pepper goes back over 300 years because of its popularity amongst the royal families of the Nguyễn dynasty, ruling much of southern Vietnam during the 17th to 19th century. The pepper also features in many dishes from the distinct Hue cuisine were the spice is frequently used unlike many other areas of Vietnam.

Lien our partner showed us the pepper industry. How it works, how vulnerable it is, what potential it has. She showed us the different methods of processing pepper, the difference in quality, the importance of sourcing. Lien introduced us to the world of black pepper, to Vinh Linh and to our farmer Nguyen, who's pepper farm we source from. Mr. Nguyens pepper garden is 10 years old and considered one of the best in the district. During the harvest of our first year of collaboration his daughter gave birth to his first grandchild. A very good sign indeed!

Together we are experimenting with different maturities of this pepper and are looking forward to further product development.

Apply you pepper in different stages when you cook as the flavor vary depending on how it is brought into a dish. We like to apply it a bit during and especially at the end of cooking or when the dish is finished. Also toasting you peppercorns or even smoking them can evoke some real interesting tastes.

To ensure best flavor always use whole peppercorn, freshly ground.

Pair with: Kale, meatballs, strawberry, bread, stews, pasta, olive oil, rosemary, thyme, mashed potato, soups, stocks, carrots, broccoli, coating meat, hamburger, borscht, salad, dressing, balsamic vinegar, pasta, tomato sauce, pickled cucumber, spruce, game, mushrooms sauce, basil, parmesan, cream, pumpkin, potato, lamb, sun-dried tomato, brussel sprouts, snaps, beef, mint.

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We have a 100% happiness policy when you buy our spices. If the spices do not succeed to wow you we will make sure to refund/re-send other flavors to make sure you are 100% happy with your purchase.

If your order is damaged or broken in transit, we are happy to refund/re-send, simply email us your order # and images to hello@thepepperquest.com

For food safety reasons, we are unable to accept returns on opened products, but will do whatever we can to make sure you are happy with your purchase!

Please note that the policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange.

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FAQ

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At the moment we only ship within Scandinavia. Shipping costs will apply, and will be added at checkout. We run discounts and promotions all year, so stay tuned for exclusive deals. If you are located outside Scandinavia, don't be discouraged! Send us an email and we will see what we can sort out for you!

We love food, we love the discovery, flavor combinations and we want to learn, spread that knowledge and collaborate. We asked questions that no one could answer, so we had to go and find the answers ourselves. We love that it is a rediscovery of something very known to us all , yet has the possibility to teach us something completely new. We love what food brings to the table, the meeting, the ceremony, the bridging of cultures.

We are so proud to work closely with top restaurants in Scandinavia, focusing on quality and taste.

We recommend that you head over to Mattias Dahlgren and Rutabaga, Resturant AG, Airia, Frantzens, Warung, Nour, DoMa and many more if you like to bite into one of our peppercorns and spices. But hey, send us an email if you think your favorite restaurant should have our pepper.

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We work closely with our small scale farmers who uses traditional methods when growing their pepper and spices, like organic compost and no usage of pesticides. The usage of pesticides directly affects the flavor of the product.

We have connected with our farmers directly, meaning no middle hand. But this also means that they run smaller farms with no organic certifications. As our business grows we will able to take the next steps towards certifications. Stay tuned!

Finding the source, is finding the answer. We quest for unique high quality pepper and spices. We work harvest based and single origin only, meaning we only sell pepper from farmers we know. Many times we have tasted and smelled a spice knowing that there are more more lines of inquiry before reaching the very origin of the spice and the people who are cultivating it. Our way of working is special because we actually go to the farmers and we don't stop questing until we found the best of the best.

Mostly it is curiosity, openness and intuition that leads you to the right path.
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We research, always knowing that it's when we go local we actually meet the right people. We make sure to live, eat, listen, dream and drink with our farmers and partners. From here we can start to see where we have common ground so we can create a value based foundation that support both of our needs. It is also very important that the partners and farmers we work with are anchored within their communities, so that generative development and liveihoods can be supported by our collaboration.