Five Peppercorn Blend

Name: Five Peppercorn Blend
Brand: TERRE EXOTIQUE
SKU: TEPO5BAIES
Price: 6.50 GBP
Availability: InStock

£6.50

Net: 60g Terre Exotique

Five "Grands Crus" peppercorns and berries blended for colour, complexity, and a balance of hot and sweet notes. White and black Penja, Jamaican allspice, freeze-dried green pepper, and pink berries from Madagascar.

£6.50

This is not a generic mixed peppercorn blend. Each of the five components has been selected as a "Grand Cru" — a term borrowed from wine to indicate the highest grade of its type — and the combination is designed to deliver a range of flavours, colours, and heat levels that no single pepper can achieve alone.

The blend brings together white Penja pepper from Cameroon (powerful, woody, with menthol notes), black Penja pepper from Cameroon (rich, aromatic, full-bodied), Jamaican allspice from Guatemala (warm, sweet, with clove and cinnamon undertones), freeze-dried green pepper from Madagascar (fresh, herbaceous, bright), and pink berries from Madagascar (fruity, delicate, mildly sweet). The result is a peppercorn mix that works across a wider range of dishes than any single variety — the hot and sweet notes balance each other, the colours are striking in a clear mill, and the aromatic complexity builds with each grind.

Producer: Terre Exotique, a French spice house founded in 1998 after its founder discovered Penja pepper on a plantation in Cameroon. The company sources directly from growers worldwide and processes at its facility in France, maintaining close relationships with producers to ensure traceability and quality across its range.

Storage: Ambient. Store in a dry place.

Net: 60g

This blend can be loaded into a pepper mill or crushed with a pestle and mortar. Crushing by hand preserves the individual colours better than a mill if presentation matters.

As an everyday table pepper, load into a clear mill and grind directly onto food. The blend is balanced enough to work with virtually anything — meat, fish, poultry, eggs, salads, vegetables, pasta, and soups.

For fish and poultry, the blend is particularly well suited. The green pepper and pink berries bring a lighter, fresher character than straight black pepper, while the Penja white and black provide the backbone of heat and depth.

For steaks and red meat, crush coarsely with a mortar and press onto the surface before searing for a multi-pepper crust with more complexity than black pepper alone.

For finishing, scatter a few coarsely crushed peppercorns over carpaccio, tartare, or dressed salads. The mix of colours — black, white, green, and pink — adds visual interest alongside the flavour.

For cream sauces, crush and add in the final minutes of cooking. The blend works particularly well in a classic pepper sauce for steak or duck.

Order Cut-Off Times & Delivery Date Selection

Orders placed before 2 PM (Monday to Friday) are dispatched the same day, unless you select a future delivery date at checkout.

Our Delivery Service

We use reliable third-party express courier services and high-quality insulated packaging. While our couriers are generally excellent, occasional delays can happen. We pack everything to stay fresh, even if transit takes a little longer.

Time-Sensitive & Event Orders

Can we guarantee delivery on a specific day? Unfortunately not - we rely on third-party couriers and can't control their schedules. All items leave us in perfect condition with good use-by dates, but final timing depends on the courier.

If your order is for a specific event, let us know in the notes section at checkout. We can often dispatch a day earlier to give you the best chance of timely arrival.

DELIVERY Changes After Dispatch

Once dispatched, your package is with the courier and we're unable to redirect it or change delivery details.

Saturday Delivery

Saturday delivery is available, though please note our couriers don't operate phone support at weekends and our office is closed. For event-critical orders, a weekday delivery gives us more flexibility to help if any issues arise.

Full delivery details and shipping rates: here

Description

This is not a generic mixed peppercorn blend. Each of the five components has been selected as a "Grand Cru" — a term borrowed from wine to indicate the highest grade of its type — and the combination is designed to deliver a range of flavours, colours, and heat levels that no single pepper can achieve alone.

The blend brings together white Penja pepper from Cameroon (powerful, woody, with menthol notes), black Penja pepper from Cameroon (rich, aromatic, full-bodied), Jamaican allspice from Guatemala (warm, sweet, with clove and cinnamon undertones), freeze-dried green pepper from Madagascar (fresh, herbaceous, bright), and pink berries from Madagascar (fruity, delicate, mildly sweet). The result is a peppercorn mix that works across a wider range of dishes than any single variety — the hot and sweet notes balance each other, the colours are striking in a clear mill, and the aromatic complexity builds with each grind.

Producer: Terre Exotique, a French spice house founded in 1998 after its founder discovered Penja pepper on a plantation in Cameroon. The company sources directly from growers worldwide and processes at its facility in France, maintaining close relationships with producers to ensure traceability and quality across its range.

Storage: Ambient. Store in a dry place.

Net: 60g

Preparation / Cooking

This blend can be loaded into a pepper mill or crushed with a pestle and mortar. Crushing by hand preserves the individual colours better than a mill if presentation matters.

As an everyday table pepper, load into a clear mill and grind directly onto food. The blend is balanced enough to work with virtually anything — meat, fish, poultry, eggs, salads, vegetables, pasta, and soups.

For fish and poultry, the blend is particularly well suited. The green pepper and pink berries bring a lighter, fresher character than straight black pepper, while the Penja white and black provide the backbone of heat and depth.

For steaks and red meat, crush coarsely with a mortar and press onto the surface before searing for a multi-pepper crust with more complexity than black pepper alone.

For finishing, scatter a few coarsely crushed peppercorns over carpaccio, tartare, or dressed salads. The mix of colours — black, white, green, and pink — adds visual interest alongside the flavour.

For cream sauces, crush and add in the final minutes of cooking. The blend works particularly well in a classic pepper sauce for steak or duck.

Delivery

Order Cut-Off Times & Delivery Date Selection

Orders placed before 2 PM (Monday to Friday) are dispatched the same day, unless you select a future delivery date at checkout.

Our Delivery Service

We use reliable third-party express courier services and high-quality insulated packaging. While our couriers are generally excellent, occasional delays can happen. We pack everything to stay fresh, even if transit takes a little longer.

Time-Sensitive & Event Orders

Can we guarantee delivery on a specific day? Unfortunately not - we rely on third-party couriers and can't control their schedules. All items leave us in perfect condition with good use-by dates, but final timing depends on the courier.

If your order is for a specific event, let us know in the notes section at checkout. We can often dispatch a day earlier to give you the best chance of timely arrival.

DELIVERY Changes After Dispatch

Once dispatched, your package is with the courier and we're unable to redirect it or change delivery details.

Saturday Delivery

Saturday delivery is available, though please note our couriers don't operate phone support at weekends and our office is closed. For event-critical orders, a weekday delivery gives us more flexibility to help if any issues arise.

Full delivery details and shipping rates: here