(n.) A dried berry of the black pepper (Piper nigrum).
(n.) Anything insignificant; a particle.
Example Sentences:
(1) One is for loin of pork spiced with green peppercorns.
(2) Serves 4 For the brisket 2.5kg salted brisket on the bone 2 onions with skin, cleaned 3 litres water 4 bay leaves 6 peppercorns 1 bunch of parsley, with stalks For the dumplings 200g suet 400g self-raising flour 1 bunch of young carrots, peeled 2 sticks celery, cut into 2cm lengths 1 Rinse any excess salt from the beef.
(3) Serves 2 1 lemon, very thinly sliced 1 tsp salt 1 tsp caster sugar For the garam masala 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 2 cardamom pods, seeds only ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 whole clove For the prawns 2 small shallots, halved 10g ginger, finely grated 2 garlic cloves, finely grated ½ tsp chilli flakes 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped 125g tenderstem broccoli, sliced into thirds 200g large prawns, peeled 5g each of basil and coriander, leaves picked 1 Place the lemon slices in a bowl and sprinkle both sides with the salt and caster sugar.
(4) When it becomes an academy, the local authority is compelled to give (for a peppercorn rent) a 125-year lease to whichever “sponsor” comes in to take over the school.
(5) 3 tbsp cider vinegar 5 black or green peppercorns 1 small bay leaf ½ shallot, peeled and finely chopped 1 sprig tarragon, plus 1 tsp chopped tarragon leaves 1 sprig chervil, plus 1 tsp chopped chervil (optional) 2 good steaks 150g unsalted butter 1 large egg yolk Salt and freshly ground black pepper Put the vinegar, peppercorns, bay leaf, shallot, tarragon sprig and chervil sprig, if using, in a small pan and bring to a boil.
(6) Click here to buy a copy from the Guardian Bookshop for £17.50 Jose Pizarro’s duck breast with sherry vinegar and olive oil mashed potatoes Facebook Twitter Pinterest Romas Foord for the Observer Serves 4 floury potatoes 900g, peeled garlic 4 whole cloves, peeled bay leaf 1 black peppercorns 10 olive oil 6 tbsp salt and pepper sugar 25g sherry vinegar 4 tbsp palo cortado sherry 6 tbsp dried apricots 50g, finely chopped arrowroot ½ tsp duck breasts 4 x 200g, kept cold in the fridge right up until the time you need to use them For the mash, cut the potatoes into large chunks and place in a large pan with plenty of cold water.
(7) Serves 6 For the wrappers 200g plain flour ¼ tsp baking powder A good pinch of salt 100ml water 3 tbsp cornflour, for dusting For the filling 250g chicken or pork mince 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 5cm-piece of fresh ginger, chopped 5 green chillies, chopped 2 spring onions, chopped 5g black peppercorns, crushed 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander 1 tsp cumin powder, roasted ½ tsp garam masala powder 75g butter 1¼ tsp salt Juice of one lemon 1 To make the momo wrappers, sift the flour and baking powder on to a work surface.
(8) 2 In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, polenta, baking powder, salt, rosemary, crushed peppercorns and fennel.
(9) With the government largely absent from the region, they have used the classic combination of patronage (building roads, repairing bridges, taking sick people to hospital) and threats to get the peasant families to sell them their timber at peppercorn prices.
(10) Roughly crush the peppercorns and fennel using a pestle and mortar.
(11) Serves 2 2 x 250g pork chops, each around 2.5cm thick 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds ½ tsp black peppercorns ½ tsp flaked sea salt 50g butter 1 tbsp sunflower oil finely grated zest and juice 1 orange, about 4 tbsp 4 tbsp marsala wine 225g rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 4cm slices 1 tbsp runny honey 1 Snip the rind of each pork chop at 1.5cm intervals.
(12) Betty Bee via GuardianWitness Serves 6 to 8 For the stock 3 carrots 2 leeks ½ fennel bulb 2 celery sticks 2 shallots 2 cinnamon sticks 1 star anise 1 tbsp cumin seeds 10 peppercorns 5 coriander seeds 300ml dry white wine For the lamb 1 head of garlic 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 leg of lamb – about 2.5kg 500g tomatoes, quartered 200g flour 150ml water 1 The day before prepare the stock.
(13) The salty taste of the peppercorn rind on a perfectly grilled sirloin.
(14) Pour over 2 litres of water, add the black peppercorns, then bring to the boil.
(15) They look like the turds of an animal who has been eating whole peppercorns.
(16) Add the garlic, caraway, allspice and peppercorns, and sauté for five more minutes, until everything is nice and soft.
(17) Nigel Slater's pasta with smoked salmon and peppercorn butter Pasta with smoked salmon and peppercorn butter.
(18) Makes 4 portions sustainably sourced fresh prawns 8 large, in their shells cornflour to coat Sichuan peppercorns 1 tsp garlic cloves 2, thinly sliced dried red chillies 5 spring onion stalks 2, cut into medallions oil for frying salt to taste De-vein the prawns and remove their heads and feet but keep the shells on.
(19) Combined results of the 3-tube most probable number procedure and the API 20E kit indicated the presence of Escherichia coli in 4 test samples of black peppercorns, 1 test sample of white peppercorns, and 1 test sample of coriander.
(20) 3 Gently saute the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, peppercorns and bay until soft.
Peppermint
Definition:
(n.) An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus Mentha (M. piperita), much used in medicine and confectionery.
(n.) A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of peppermint) obtained from it.
(n.) A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint.
Example Sentences:
(1) L-menthol caused a highly significant enhancement of nasal sensation of airflow but despite their great similarity in structure and a similar peppermint smell the isomers D-isomenthol and D-neomenthol had no effect on nasal sensation of airflow.
(2) The British scientists took the peppermint gene responsible and inserted it into the DNA of a spring wheat strain.
(3) The Dream smells like peppermint but tastes like strawberry shortcake.
(4) Further patch testing revealed hypersensitivity to peppermint oil (an ingredient of several dental preparations) due to the sensitizing properties of three ingredients: alpha-pinene, limonene, and phellandrene.
(5) The data indicate that both menthol and peppermint oil exert Ca2+ channel blocking properties which may underlie their use in irritable bowel syndrome.
(6) A monoterpene cyclase was isolated from both Mentha x piperita (peppermint) and Mentha spicata (spearmint) that catalyzes the cyclization of geranyl pyrophosphate to 4S-limonene.
(7) It is concluded that peppermint oil relaxes gastrointestinal smooth muscle by reducing calcium influx.
(8) It’s not awful but “really rather nice” that she doesn’t have parents because there’s “no one to tell her to go to bed just when she’s having the most fun and no one to make her take cod liver oils when she felt like eating peppermints”.
(9) Testing the inhibitory effects of some natural oils and fatty acids on growth of some of the dermatophytes revealed the high fungistatic effects of clove and peppermint oils.
(10) On day 19, peppermint-familiar pups exposed to peppermint had significantly higher [14C]2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) uptake in a focal glomerular area compared with the response to peppermint by cyclohexanone-familiar pups.
(11) Among 8 food-related odor substances (black pepper, cheese, coffee, milk, nut, peppermint, plum and orange), black pepper, milk and coffee were most preferred, and cheese was least preferred, but even the bar pressing rate for cheese was above the operant level.
(12) Furthermore, Pepp-Stroked pups had a relative behavioral preference for peppermint on day 19 compared to control pups.
(13) Land snails, Cepaea nemoralis, that were exposed for 1-30 min to a novel odor of either peppermint extract or vegetable juice concentrate displayed an increase in the latency of their nociceptive response to an aversive thermal stimulus (40 degrees C, hot-plate).
(14) We also found that cyclohexanone-experienced pups had a subsequent enhanced response to cyclohexanone odor in glomerular areas medial and caudal to those responding to peppermint.
(15) If they needed to try harder, I handed out blue peppermints and said they were Viagra.
(16) Peppermint oil both reduced peak current amplitude and increased the rate of current decay.
(17) Menthol is a major constituent of peppermint oil and is approximately twice as potent as peppermint oil as an inhibitor of K+ depolarization-induced and electrically stimulated responses in ileum and electrically stimulated atrial and papillary muscles.
(18) I can’t stand that peppermint burning smell.” Beauty fled into the false safety of K2.
(19) In this study six pleasant odours, chocolate, vanilla, peppermint, beef, tomato and lemon, were administered to ten subjects.
(20) Upper trapezius, biceps brachii, rectus abdominis, and rectus femoris were monitored electromyographically for changes in muscle action potentials using peppermint oil and smelling salts in each of three positions--supine, seated quietly, and standing.