"Black pepper is just spicy dirt"

Black pepper has been compared to both dirt and to sprinkles.

“So is ground pepper basically spicy dirt we put on pasta and stuff? #FoodieThoughts” was posted on X/Twitter by liv ello on May 14, 2013. “Ground black pepper is just spicy dirt” was posted on X/Twitter by carolyn on February 4, 2016. “black pepper is just spicy dirt” was posted on X/Twitter by ‘*•.¸♡ maria ♡¸.•*’ on October 4, 2020. “black pepper is just spicy dirt” was posted on X/Twitter by feen on January 10, 2021.

“black pepper is just spicy sprinkles” was posted on X/Twitter by Katai 💜 Katai 💜 on September 23, 2021. “Black pepper is just goth sprinkles” was posted on X/Twitter by Lori on December 23, 2024.

Wikipedia: Black pepper
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit (the peppercorn), which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter (fresh and fully mature), dark red, and contains a stone which encloses a single pepper seed. Peppercorns and the ground pepper derived from them may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit), or white pepper (ripe fruit seeds).

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hummor
@gohumm
Pretty sure the pepper I just used was nothing more than spicy dirt.
10:08 PM · Jun 22, 2011

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Chels
@StarIsIncognito
I tried gummiris (black pepper) as whole peppercorns… How do I make “it tastes like spicy dirt” sound academic?
1:17 AM · Mar 21, 2013

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liv ello
@liv_ello
So is ground pepper basically spicy dirt we put on pasta and stuff? #FoodieThoughts
3:32 PM · May 14, 2013

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carolyn
@carolyn605
Ground black pepper is just spicy dirt.
6:02 PM · Feb 4, 2016

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this aint no build a bitch
@Rhiannon3N
Black pepper tastes like spicy dirt https://x.com/polly/status/875064235662946305
12:09 PM · Jun 16, 2017

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Jo ✨
@asianbobross
Ground pepper is pretty much spicy dirt…just think about it
1:44 AM · Jul 21, 2020

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‘*•.¸♡ maria ♡¸.•*’
@mariaatortillla
black pepper is just spicy dirt
4:46 PM · Oct 4, 2020

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feen
@feenthecat
black pepper is just spicy dirt
2:21 PM · Jan 10, 2021

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Kevin S.
@XypherFTW
Black pepper just tastes like spicy dirt
7:43 PM · May 11, 2021

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Katai 💜 Katai 💜
@Katai_Real
black pepper is just spicy sprinkles
9:36 AM · Sep 23, 2021

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anxiety for breakfast
@sarawithastar
My toddler thinks black pepper is “sprinkles” because that’s what I call it when I put it on her eggs
8:27 AM · Jan 13, 2022

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Jahmell Gandy
March 18, 2022 at 3:31 PM ·
Pepper IS NOT a seasoning. Its just pepper, it’s more like spicy dirt 🤷🏾‍♂.

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Charlotte LeAnn Boyette
January 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM ·
“Black pepper tastes like spicy dirt”.
Best thing I’ve ever read!!🤣🤣

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🇧🇸 Ras♕
@_vashthegemini
Black pepper taste like spicy dirt, I honestly hate it
11:43 PM · Mar 15, 2024

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Lori
@Cornjerker78
Black pepper is just goth sprinkles
2:07 AM · Dec 23, 2024

“Black pepper is just spicy dirt”