You may not know how much it is, but most people know that pepper was a luxury spice in the past.
Pepper was very popular among the nobility in Northeast Asia and Europe.
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A handful of pepper is one sheep, two handfuls is a cow.
200 grams of pepper was worth enough to buy 10 slaves.
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In Italy in the 11th and 12th centuries, 2 boxes of pepper were
It was a high-end spice that could be traded for about 100 million won in today’s money.
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Even in modern times, it’s like taking Instagram-worthy photos of food covered in truffles and gold leaf.
In the past, European aristocrats would sprinkle more pepper than necessary on their food to show off their wealth.
Food simply sprinkled with an excessive amount of pepper was considered “gourmet food.”
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The aristocrats, who used to buy it expensively, turned away from cinnamon and pepper and turned to new luxury spices such as cloves and saffron.
During the colonial era, European countries succeeded in cultivating pepper in Africa, which lowered the price significantly.