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Kollihill Pepper or Pepper is the most important and most used spice in the world. It plays a major role in enhancing the taste and flavour in all food. Pepper is also known as the King of spice. Pepper originated from the very old and traditional place kollimalai, a part of Tamilnadu. Its pepper will normally grow in tropical regions. Pepper trade was a major factor in the wealth of Tamil Kings, cholas and pandyas. Throughout the world, pepper is needed more because of its health benefits.
Pepper was found at least 3000 years before in Tamilnadu. All the dishes with pepper create more flavour. Tamil people found that pepper had a lot of medical qualities, which helped them to live a healthy life.
Pepper has two types: black pepper and white pepper from the same plant. The fruits of pepper turned into dry fruit are used as spice. But black pepper plays a major role in medicine benefits. The black pepper contained anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It stimulates digestion and digestion , keeping the body healthy.
Pepper was the key component in ancient tamil ayurvedic culture. The perfectly shaped black pepper gives the delightful aroma. It stimulate our brain and keeps us always energetic. Black peppers are harvested just before the ripening stage and let them dry in sunlight until blacked. The kollihill pepper is treated as more precious by the sages and yogis. Even in most of the ancient puranas they mentioned siddhas through out and planted these kind of herbal seeds across the hill. Still the Kolli hills are more mysterious and everyone.
In 4th CE pepper was considered as a very precious and luxury spice where only very rich people could only afford that time. After Tamilnadu, other places like kerala, Karnataka are also good in pepper cultivation. Portuguese, the Dutch and other European countries first entered into India for trade in 1498. After the East India Company was started as monopolistic, approximately 1600 includes southeast Asia and India. Created particularly for trading the spice from India, particularly from tamilnadu, because tamilnadu is the birthplace of most of the precious spices. The main shareholder and policy inkjet the british policy. Later on they started cotton, silk trading between India and Europe(British). Finally it failed because of the Regulating act 1773 and Indian Act 1784.
Place of Origin: Kollimalai
Kollimalai or Kolli hills are very beautiful places located in Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu. The climate, location attract everyone. The height of the kollimalai hills is nearly 1300 meters in height and it covers 280 sq. kilometres. It holds a lot of secrets and mysteries still no one is not able to explain or discover. Kollimalai prompts several works of Tamil literature such as kambaramayanam, silapathikaram, purananuru and Akanananuru. Several poets explore their talent hear in kolimalai,
Apart from this kollimalai is a famous and preferred place for sages and siddhar in ancient years. They found this place contains all types of medicine related herbs in a peaceful place. This is the place for those who want to understand life, culture and traditions.