Salt and pepper bird – Pluto Design

Description

Salt and pepper bird

This funny salt and pepper bird from the fun collection by Pluto Produkter is made of stoneware.

A fun gift to give as a present, but also very cosy to put on the table at breakfast!

Also available in other fun variations!

Fun (salt and pepper) facts

Black pepper

Black pepper or Piper nigrum is a plant that is native to the coastal region of Malabar in south-west India. Malabar is also known as the “Pepper Coast”. In ancient times, black pepper was also cultivated in other places in South East Asia and was widely used and traded.

Black, white and green pepper come from the same plant. The chilli peppers grow as small grains in clusters on the branches of the pepper plant. The fruits of the plant resemble berries. When they are ripe, they turn red in colour. To make black pepper, the berries are picked before they are ripe. They are briefly immersed in boiling water and then dried in the sun. This produces the characteristic black, slightly shrivelled pepper tuber that can still be found in every supermarket today.

It’s worth expanding your pepper range to include the aromatic tail pepper and long pepper varieties. All three add flavour to your dishes, but differ considerably in smell and taste. Just smell and taste them side by side: a world will open up for you.

Salt

Salt occurs naturally as rock salt in the ground, where inland or marginal seas once dried out. It has been extracted for centuries, for example in Salzburg, which is not called Salzburg for nothing: salt is the German word for salt.

Salt and pepper set: what significance does it have at a wedding?

Gifting salt and pepper is probably originally a Jewish tradition that was passed on to Christianity. The salt and pepper set symbolises the bride and groom: they are different and yet go together. In the United States, however, the bride and groom give their guests salt and pepper shakers as a thank-you gift.