听力原文：M: We are almost finished. Could you hand me the white pepper？W: Why white pepper

听力原文：M: We are almost finished. Could you hand me the white pepper？

W: Why white pepper and not black？ Aren't they the same thing？

M: Well, they are from the same plant, but white pepper is milder. I usually prefer it, it has a more settle flavor.

W: How？ Aren't they from the same plant？

M: Well. ]t depends on how ripe it is when it's fixed. You surely have a lot of questions,

W; That's because you have all the answers. Did you learn about this stuff in cooking school？

M: Yeah, we study all kinds of herbs and spices.

W: So go on. It's interesting. How do we get black pepper done？

M: Ehh. Well, the pepper corn is actually a fruit. It grows on ripe. It's not really black or white. It turns from green to yellow to red as it ripens. For black pepper, you pick it when it's still a little immature, and then dry.

W: Dry in darkness？

M: Well, the skin turns dark as it dries.

W: Does that mean white pepper is pepper without the skin？

M: Exactly. It is put to dry in the sun after the skin is wrapped up. It's also mature a little longer than black pepper.

W: SO they do all that just to get a milder pepper corn？

M: Right. And for special reason. Some chefs like the idea that he keeps white sources white.

W: This green pepper corns are interesting. I never see them before.

M: Green pepper has a very distinctive flavor. Some people really like it.

W: So it must be picked really young.

M: Right. And it's not sun dry. It's either put in a liquid or a freeze dry to keep the color.

W: Well, you're quite the pepper expert, aren't you？

M: Oh, a good chef gets to know about spices.

W: I'll be judge of that. Let me taste. Hmm, you passed.

How did the man learn about pepper？

A．He read about it in a cookbook.

B．He grows his own herbs and spices.

C．He heard about it from a friend.

D．He studied it in cooking school.