The best replacement for pepper is black pepper.

The best alternatives to pepper are rated as following:
★★★★★  black pepper
★★★  chili powder
★★  coke
★★  cayenne pepper
★★  banana
★★  salt
★★  red pepper
★★  paprika
★  habanero
★  white pepper
★  chili
★  mr pibb
★  chili pepper
★  cayenne
★  jalapeno
★  ghost pepper
★  midland
  mountain dew
  peppercorn
  snorkel
  green pepper
  bilko
  jalapeno pepper
  black
  spear
  dr pepper
  crushed red pepper
  salt shaker
  green
  serrano pepper
  friday
  coca cola
  capsicum
  sublime
  turmeric

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Speaking about pepper, one probably shouldn't forget about turmeric.

Other search terms related to pepper and their ratings are:
★★★★★ turmeric
★ amaretto
★ pepper
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