Pepper is largely used by meat packers and in canning, pickling, baking, considering for its preservative value. It has the ability to correct the seasoning of dishes, therefore used as a final dash at the end of cooking to effectively adjust the flavour. It is an important component of culinary seasoning of universal use and is an essential ingredient of numerous commercial foodstuffs. It is also used as an ingredient in spice mixes. FOREIGN NAMES Spanish : Pimienta French : Poivre German : Pfeffer Swedish : Peppar Arabic : Filfil Aswad Dutch : Peper Italian : Pepe Portuguese : Pimenta Russian : Pyerets Japanese : Kosha Chinese : Hu-Chiao INDIAN NAMES Hindi Kali mirch Bengali Kala morich, golmorich Gujarati Kalamari, kalomirich Kannada Kare menasu Kashmiri Marutis Malayalam Kurumulaku, nallamulaku Marathi Mira, kali mirch Oriya Gol maricha Punjabi Kali mirch Sanskrit Marich ushna, hapusha Tamil Milagu Telugu Miriyala tige Urdu Kali mirch, Siah mirch