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Not pepper at all, just a cashew cousin cosplaying as spice in your fancy grinder.
means The dried pink-red berry of certain South American trees, used as a mild, fruity-sweet spice despite not being a true peppercorn.
from From English 'pink' (the color) plus 'peppercorn' — a name of pure resemblance, since these little berries merely look like peppercorns and ride along in 'rainbow' pepper blends. The berries come chiefly from the Peruvian or Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus species), which are not in the pepper family (Piper) at all but in the Anacardiaceae — the same botanical family as cashews and mangoes, which is why sensitive people can react to them. 'Peppercorn' itself stitches together 'pepper' (from Latin 'piper', borrowed ultimately from Sanskrit 'pippali') and Old English 'corn', meaning a small seed or grain.
- false identity
- Dried berry from a Brazilian pepper tree
- family ties
- Related to cashews and mango, not black pepper
- allergy risk
- Can trigger reactions in cashew-sensitive people
- flavor
- Sweet and fruity with a faint peppery bite
- once banned
- FDA blocked imports over toxicity fears decades ago
peruvian pepper tree — schinus molle, native to the andes, produces the pink peppercorns harvested commercially