The power of pepper

6 Minute English

BBC

Education, Language Learning

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

How often do you use pepper? It's one of the most common spices to add to food, so common in fact that many of us don't just use it when cooking, but also place it on our dinner tables to add extra flavour! But how much do we really know about pepper? There are hundreds of different varieties worldwide and they all have the power to add that special something to our food. Neil and Becca discuss this seasoning and teach you some new vocabulary.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:05.5	Hello, I'm Georgie, an English teacher and presenter at BBC Learning English.
0:10.5	I want to tell you about a new series I've made all about speaking.
0:15.3	Beating speaking anxiety helps you fight your fears of speaking English.
0:19.4	Each video tackles a different fear,
0:21.8	like the fear of making mistakes,
0:23.5	the fear of not understanding people,
0:25.5	and the fear of public speaking.
0:27.8	Find practical tips
0:28.9	and see speaking activities in action with real learners.
0:32.6	Find beating speaking anxiety on our website,
0:35.5	BBC LearningEnglish.com.
0:38.5	6 Minute English from BBC learning English.com.
0:45.3	Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.
0:49.9	And I'm Becker. In this episode, we're discussing a food seasoning that's so popular,
0:55.1	we eat around three quarters of a million tons of it a year.
0:59.0	We're talking about pepper.
1:01.1	Do you add pepper to your food, Becca?
1:03.0	I do, Neil.
1:04.3	Yes, I think it's an easy way to add some spice.
1:07.8	Yeah, I love a bit of pepper.
1:09.4	I grind pepper onto everything. Well, not everything,
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