Product Description

Alligator pepper (also known as grains of paradise, mbongo spice, or Aframomum melegueta) is a pungent, aromatic West African spice from the ginger family, prized for its peppery heat with floral, citrusy notes, often used in soups, stews, and drinks, and valued in traditional medicine for digestive and antioxidant benefits, but used sparingly as it’s potent. It’s distinct from chili peppers, providing a complex warmth rather than just capsaicin heat, and is sold as seeds or whole pods.