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Black pepper is one of the most common spices in Western cuisine. It adds flavor to almost every food of every nation in the world. Pepper features prominently in several Arabic spice mixtures such as zhoug, baharat, and berebere. In Indian cooking, it is a component of garam masala and in France it is a main constituent of quatre épices (along with cloves, nutmeg, and dried ginger).In North America, black pepper is used for fish seasoning and on meats before grilling or roasting. In Europe and other parts of the world where pepper is not native, it is commonly used as a seasoning for meats and vegetables. Pepper has been used as a medicinal herb since prehistoric times.Pepper has been used as an antiseptic agent since Biblical times when it was used to treat wounds caused by scorpions and other insects that were believed to be infested with demons.