On 2014-01-04 17:12:14 +0000, sf said:

> On Sat, 04 Jan 2014 07:39:36 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>>
>>> The icing on the cake was in the spice
>>> aisle... they have a 4 different peppercorns mix (not listed
>>> individually by name, but a visual count) : black, white, green and
>>> pink.... 8 oz for less than $7. http://oi40.tinypic.com/2hci0c5.jpg
>>
>> That's interesting. I would try that if I could access it here at a
>> store. Have you had it before? How does it compare to plain black
>> peppercorns?
>>
>
> It's pretty pepper, that's all. If you don't have a clear pepper
> grinder (I have several), don't waste your money on multi colored
> peppercorns.

The pink peppercorns we've got in a pepper mill taste *conspicuously*
different than mainstream black peppercorn. It's not even a
peppercorn; I think it's a kind of berry.

The white pepper (though I've never had it whole for grinding)
certainly tastes different to me, but in a dish it's still just pepper.