African pepper also called Selim or Guinea

African pepper also called Selim pepper or Guinea pepper or selim berry or kanifi ♬ Very aromatic fake pepper from West Africa, it is among other things, the basic ingredient of Touba coffee and African cuisines. ➡ Selim berries, what is it? It is a fake pepper that is actually black berries contained in a long, thin blackish, bumpy pod 3-5 cm long that looks like a bean (see photo). Each pod contains 5 to 8 seeds and, is very aromatic. You don't know about Selim pepper but your ancestors knew it! Indeed, it was very widespread and appreciated in Europe until the invasion of black pepper from India. The last time we could see it in our French kitchens was just after the Second World War and finally disappeared again at the end of the 60s. ⭐ How to use Selim pepper in cooking? 👉 It is a spice that brings together a very stringy pod and seeds that are inseparable: we use the entire spice. Because of its very fibrous consistency, it is usually just crushed with a mortar but you can powder it with a coffee grinder, a nutmeg grinder or a very good pepper mill. In this case, mold the whole spice. 👉 Its flavor is powerful but if you like it, then its use extends to all dishes, from starter to dessert. In Africa we use it as we can use black pepper.