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Pink Peppercorns | Peruvian Peppery Berries | Perfect as Garnish, Topping and Seasoning 1.12 lbs.
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About Pink Peppercorns | Peruvian Peppery Berries
A pink peppercorn is not truly a pepper, which are from trees of the genus Piper. It is a dried berry of the shrub Schinus terebinthifolius (the Brazilian pepper). The ‘peppercorn’ has a delicate blushing red paperweight husk gently encapsulating a tiny brown seed. Though the berry's husk has an insipid flavor, its seed carries very distinct aromas of pine and citrus with herbaceous, floral and lemon-like flavors. Pink peppercorns can be used in a variety of recipes both savory and sweet. They can be used in aromatic curries. Their fruity sweetness plays well with aromatic galangal, garlic, and lemongrass, and their heat compliments chiles. Note that pink peppercorns lend foods a different kind of heat, closer to chiles than black pepper. They break very easily, so they should be crushed with a knife, or spice grinder, not in a pepper mill.
