Black pepper is the everyday backbone of Sri Lankan cooking, and this is the ground form: peppercorns grown on organic smallholdings, dried, and milled to a fine, even powder. The vines are cultivated without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides, and the berries are picked, dried and ground in small batches so that each lot keeps its own aroma and heat. Nothing is added at any stage — the powder in the pack is pepper and nothing else. Beyond the kitchen, pepper is valued as a flavouring in the food industry and has industrial uses in perfumery and pharmaceutical manufacture.
100% organic certified by USDA Organic and Control Union. Two independent bodies have inspected the growing and processing behind this pepper and confirmed that it meets their organic standards. For you, that means the crop was raised without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides, and that the chain from field to pack has been checked by someone other than us.
- Finely ground black pepper powder, ready to use
- Grown by organic growers without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides
- Dried and milled in small batches, then packed in Sri Lanka
- Free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives
Ground pepper suits any dish where you want heat distributed evenly rather than in bursts. Stir it into curry pastes and tempered onions, season meat, fish and vegetables before cooking, or fold it through marinades, rubs and batters. It works in soups, stocks, sauces, egg dishes and salad dressings, and a pinch lifts scrambled eggs, buttered vegetables or a bowl of rice. Because it is milled rather than cracked, it disperses quickly — add it towards the end of cooking if you want the aroma to stay forward, or early if you want the heat to settle into the dish. Pepper has long been valued in Sri Lankan kitchens and traditional households, and it remains one of the island's most widely used spices. Keep the pack closed and away from heat and light so the aroma holds.
Lakpura works with organic growers across Sri Lanka to bring the island's spices to the table much as they leave the farm.
