Bi Bo (Piper longum) — Dried Long Pepper Spice & Food Herb, 500g

Bi Bo (Piper longum), also known as Long Pepper or Bì Bō (荜拨), is the dried spike of a revered culinary and traditional herb used in both Chinese and Ayurvedic traditions. Long prized as a warming spice and food herb, Bi Bo has been used for centuries to warm the middle, disperse cold, and support digestive comfort. Its nature is pungent and hot, making it a bold, aromatic herb that adds depth to both cooking and traditional formulas.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional warming food herb and spice
• Dried Long Pepper (Piper longum) spikes
• 500g value pack for daily culinary use
• Also available as custom-milled powder
• Pungent, aromatic, and deeply warming

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its dark, elongated spike form, rough texture, and intense peppery aroma. When crushed or simmered, Bi Bo releases a sharp, pungent heat with woody and slightly sweet undertones, adding warmth and complexity to broths, spice blends, and traditional decoctions.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Culinary spice for soups and stews
• Traditional herbal decoctions
• Spice blend ingredient
• Medicinal food soup packs
• Daily warming tea blends

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Bi Bo is decocted into soups, stews, and warming tonics to support digestive warmth and comfort during cold seasons. It is a common ingredient in medicinal food soup packs, where it pairs with ingredients like ginger, black pepper, and fennel. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other warming herbs for a pungent, aromatic infusion.

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