I strain the sauce, but the mild pepperiness still comes through.

Their flavour is nutty and sweet, with a distinct pepperiness.

It doesn't overwhelm you with heat, though pepperiness sometimes sneaks up in an almost friendly way.

You taste the pepperiness, the cabbage, the minerals.

Sharp greens, with their blatant pepperiness, are also excellent contrast builders and often have the added benefit of good looks.

The skin of the chicken was crusted, the meat moist, and the smoky pepperiness irresistible.

It also has a touch of pepperiness and a bit of grassiness lacking in its older siblings.

Well matured cheese may have a slight pepperiness and a slight astringency.

Lila Jaeger's oil has a lovely olive flavor, with a little pepperiness and a little bitterness at the end.

B. R. Cohn Reserve has an intense olive flavor with a pepperiness.

The ice cream's pepperiness plays off the bite of the ginger beer, making a zingy but deliciously quenching float.

Notes of vanilla in the aroma give way to a floral, light and smooth taste, with a hint of bittersweet pepperiness in the finish.

Viejo, aged for one year is firm with a sharper flavour the longer it is aged and a rich deep pepperiness to it.

This slightly fizzy tipple, seemingly sweet but actually dry, delivers a grapefruity tang and the pepperiness of grüner veltliner, Austria's national white.

Mr. Waxman's description - "sunny" - is on target: its 14-karat-gold color is complemented by a rich fruitiness, without aggressive pepperiness or heavy viscosity.

It is the same idea as the mussels, only less concentrated, balancing sorrel's tartness with the pepperiness of basil and the clean licorice flavor of tarragon.

He recently found the pepperiness of the arugula in his own garden to be a perfect milder substitute for wasabi in his favorite salmon and avocado roll.

McEVOY OF MARIN - Fresh tasting with a delicate pepperiness; fine with white beans.

We were less engaged by the peppercorn fettuccine, which combined with mahogany clams and chorizo cubes in a garlic, parsley, olive oil bath, but, even so, lacked verve and pepperiness.

The evanescent pepperiness of fresh arugula was nicely matched by shavings of piquant parmigiano, and fresh asparagus was satisfying whether served neat or with a dollop of hollandaise.

Taking historical accuracy a bit too far for my taste, my increasingly salty salt-and-pepper hair was, with the help of some mousse (the shade was "black rage") returned to something resembling its 1995 pepperiness.

In each case, the predominant taste of the vegetable or herb - the pepperiness of the arugula, for instance - was more pronounced in the oil, making the oil a stunning counterpart to lobster quenelles, for example.

According to the E.U. regulations, extra-virgin oil must have appreciable levels of pepperiness, bitterness, and fruitiness, and must be free of sixteen official taste flaws, which include "musty," "fusty," "cucumber," and "grubby."

Samaratana Rattazzi, the president of La Giara, said that by January, when the oil is usually on the market, the pepperiness will fade, making the oil no longer a novello but giving it a more characteristically mellow flavor.

The prosciutto made especially for Balducci's, 424 Avenue of the Americas (Ninth Street), and cured with a rubbing of olive oil and spices, and the ham made by Salumeria di Biellese were both pleasantly mild but with an uncharacteristic pepperiness.