Long pepper

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/long-pepper

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific classification?Piper longum, Piperaceae family
2. What is the morphological feature?Fruit presented as an elongated spike of minuscule drupes
3. What is long pepper and how does it look?Long pepper is a spice that looks like a tiny pinecone. It is made from a dense spike of many small drupes, each about the size of a poppy seed.
4. How does long pepper taste compared to black pepper?Long pepper is sweeter and less sharp than black pepper. It has a warm, lingering heat that is more rounded.

Perennial: A plant that lives for more than two years.
Morphologically: Relating to the form and structure of organisms.
Phytochemicals: Naturally occurring chemical compounds found in plants that can have health benefits.