White Muntok pepper GI

Muntok is a general purpose white pepper, very suitable for use in European cuisine, in delicate preparations and in preparations where absolutely white and not black pepper is desired, such as in white sauces.

Protected Geographical Indication (Indonesian Label)

White muntok is one of the  most famous white peppers in the world, originating from the Indonesian islands of Bangka and Billiton. The pepper is named after the port of Muntok on Bangka.

The islands off the coast of Sumatra are mountainous, which is partly why the farmers specialize in the production of white pepper. Traditionally, they bring their freshly harvested (ripe) peppers into the mountains to wash them in streams. This takes a week, after which the skins of the white, ripe flesh are released and can be separated from the berries.

Then it is up to the sun to dry the peppers, giving them their creamy white color. To celebrate the harvest of the white pepper, the residents traditionally perform a dance called the nari meraca, the pepper dance.

In recent years, the traditional way in which white pepper is made (and celebrated) has come under pressure,  not only by theft of the valuable pepper from the streams, far away from the plantations. More and more farmers, united in corporations, prefer to soak the pepper closer to home in a safer location. Blame them.

Climate change is also affecting farmers.  It  Dutch Verstegen  has been active on Bangka since 2019 to help make cultivation more sustainable by growing pepper in combination with the model that is already running practice in many countries. ginger and turmeric,  fruit shrubs and trees, such as  durian. The  combination of  crops ensure that sufficient nutrients remain in the soil and the soil does not become depleted, so that less additional fertilisation is required.

Usage

Muntok pepper, is classic is a pepper for delicate preparations, of white fish, white meat, such as poultry and lean pork, shellfish, rice, pasta, in white sauces and with steamed vegetables. The ferment aromas are modest.

Features:

• white pepper from the ripe pepper berries of the Piper nigrum
• protected by the Indonesian BGA label (international: PGI)
• origin: Bangka, Indonesia

Assortment

• available in glass, stand-up pouch and 10 ml test tube
• larger quantities on request

Gift wrapping

• The jar is available in a tasteful gift packaging, consisting of a cube box filled with black tissue paper
• For an overview of our gift packaging, please refer to the section  gift wrapping

General advice

• grind your pepper shortly before use
  

Save:

• store your muntok pepper in a closed container
• preferably store in a dark, dry and cool place
• at least good until September 2026 (09/26)
• This expiration date is an indication

Would you like to know what this muntok pepper tastes like?

You can also try a test tube. The tube contains enough pepper to fathom the flavor essence.

Batch number

The batch number helps us trace which supply an item originates from. It is stated on the packing slip and the invoice