What is White Pepper?

Definition: Known for its sharp bite, white pepper is used to add extra flavor to Chinese soups, meat and poultry marinades, and spicier stir-frys. (Unlike other Szechuan dishes, where chilies play a prominent role, Hot and Sour Soup gets its heat primarily from white pepper). Like black pepper, white pepper comes from the dried fruit of the pepper plant, piper nigrum. With white pepper, the dark outer skin of the pepper fruit is removed by soaking before the seed is dried.

Recipes Using White Pepper:
General Tso’s Chicken
Egg Drop Soup
Hot and Sour Soup
Mango Chicken Stir-fry
Orange Beef
Baked Chicken Chow Mein
Chinese Dumplings (Potstickers)
Wonton Recipe (Pork and Shrimp Wonton)