--- lilinah@earthlink.net
> wrote:
>>>On the other hand i have some cubebs i bought in the mid-1970's
>>>which, while probably really weak compared to when they were fresh,
>>>are still incredibly flavorful, better than the new ones i bought.
>>>Which reminds me of Balthazar's thread on cubebs. My old ones are
>>>large - with an almost citrus overtone - while the new ones are
>>>rather tiny, and while pungent and flavorful are not quite as
>>>wonderful tasting.
>>>
>>>Anahita
>>
>>I bought some cubebs that are about the size and shape of whole black
>>pepper.  They are dark but not like pepper.  They taste very pungent and
>>rather sharp.  Some of them still have little stems on them.  Is this anyone
>>elses experience?  If in fact they are something else (false cubebs) I
>>really like them anyway and would wonder what they really are.
>>Olwen
>
>Yeah, my new "cubebs" are like yours. I guess they're just tailed
>peppers. They're good, but not like my old cubebs.
>
>Sigh
>
>Anahita

I stopped by Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages at http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/index.html
There tailed pepper is listed as a synonym for cubeb pepper.  Regarding Olwen's "cubebs"  I can't, from the description, say if they're cubebs or ashanti pepper.
/Angus MacIomhair, temporarily out of lurking.


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