Peppercorns Pink Whole

A pink peppercorn is a dried berry of the shrub Schinus molle, commonly known as the Peruvian peppertree.

Although a peppercorn is the dried fruit of a plant from the genus Piper, 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 persons with a tree nut allergy.