The Spice Lab (1 Lb) Grains of Paradise (Aframomum Melegueta Pepper/Paradise Seeds, Alligator Pepper, Mbongo spice or Hepper pepper) - Kosher Non-GMO All Natural Guinea Pepper - Resealable Bag

When this first arrived I was very excited to try it because it is new to me. It smells awful, like motor oil, but the taste is great. I use it all the time.

I had never heard of grains of paradise, until I bought the Official Skyrim Cookbook. A lot of the recipes in the book call for using this spice, so I bought some. Wow, I love it! It has a wonderful, spicy flavor that I like better than black pepper. It's great in just about everything. I use it on eggs, in salads, soups, stews, grilling...even sprinkle a bit on a sandwich to add some zing. Give this a try. I highly recommend it.

I purchased this alligator pepper to replace the product I got from Burlap and Barrel. (B & B are too powerful - no one enjoyed the flavor.) The Spice Lab product is what I expect from alligator pepper, and I would purchase it again.

I've always added good ground and cracked black pepper with a concoction of other spices including caraway, juniper berry, clove and cardamom to wild duck, bear, goose and venison. This replaces all but the caraway. Has a bit of a citrus, clove, cardamom undertone. I'm still experimenting with it, but it goes extremely well with grilled and smokey wild game, as well as pressure cooked wild fowl with onion and celery. A very complex flavor. I still do add some cracked T. Pepper corns to spike up the pepper heat, but I like it hot, so your results may vary. Will be trying it on maple glazed smoked and grilled salmon and lake trout shortly, I expect it to be fabulous!

I've used Grains of Paradise regularly "post-stroke" (along with hot peppers...)& they work out very well- for me ! (The only thing I could taste at first was hot pepper- the Grains smooth any severity off a bit ! For me anyway !)

This is sooo good! A worthwhile luxury. So much flavor in sauces and soups. Makes vegan dishes pop. Thank you, Spice Lab!

I love the flavor this spice gives meats, fish and salads. It's a citrus, old world spice flavor with pepper undertones. Adds depth to meats, fish and salads without overwhelming pepper flavors. I ground mine in a spice grinder and add pink himalayan salt to make my custom spice blend. It's stored in a glass jar and I just put a few pinches on my food while cooking. Delish

I really like the flavor in my cooking. It’s a shade different than traditional peppercorns. I added some lemon zest to a batch for lemon- pepper. The taste really pops for me with the lemon. Will definitely buy again.