Dry goods & condiments
Black Pepper (Whole or Ground)
Black Pepper (Whole or Ground) covers both intact peppercorns and ground black pepper as explicit variants.
- 繁體中文
- 黑胡椒（粒／粉）
- English
- Black Pepper (Whole or Ground)
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Lada hitam (utuh atau bubuk)
- Tagalog
- Itim na paminta (buo o pinulbos)
What is it?
Black Pepper (Whole or Ground) covers both intact peppercorns and ground black pepper as explicit variants. This page follows the authoritative HK-market name and identification scope.
How to identify it
Whole peppercorns are small dark wrinkled spheres; the ground form is a separate dark coarse or fine portion, and the package label confirms the type.
- whole peppercorn form
- ground coarse or fine form
- whole and ground variants are shown separately
Common confusion
White pepper powder is usually paler; ground black pepper is darker, but powder colour alone cannot confirm either.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Use Black Pepper (Whole or Ground) only in the amount and food use stated by the recipe and original label.
Preparation or handling
Before use, read the complete original label for the food name, ingredients, allergens and directions.
Storage
Keep sealed in the original package and follow labelled storage conditions and dates; protect from moisture and other powders.
Helper tip
White pepper powder is usually paler; ground black pepper is darker, but powder colour alone cannot confirm either.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
買黑胡椒（粒／粉）。The employer is asking you to buy Black Pepper (Whole or Ground); check the market sign or original package.
Useful market phrase
我想買黑胡椒（粒／粉）。