pink pepper(corns)

A pink peppercorn is a dried berry of the Peruvian peppertree and Is not related to commercial pepper.
A pink peppercorn is a dried berry of the shrub Schinus molle, commonly known as the Peruvian peppertree.
Although not related to commercial pepper (Piper nigrum) the pink/red berries are sold as pink peppercorns and often blended with commercial pepper. Pink peppercorns came to be called such because they resemble peppercorns, and because they, too, have a peppery flavour. As they are members of the cashew family, they may cause allergic reactions including anaphylaxis for people with a tree nut allergy.

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    Recipe Braised Fennel with Mushrooms, Juniper and Sage

    This was a genuine experiment - I had a hunch that juniper berries might work with fennel. I munched on a piece of raw fennel with a juniper berry squashed and rubbed on top. Oh my - that works, I thought: the delicious conifer notes of juniper with the slightly sweet aniseed fennel is magical...
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