The pink pepper, Brazilian pepper

Pink, also known as Brazilian pepper is just like red pepper dried slightly unripe fruit of the pepper tree. It can rather be seen as a distant relative of the pistachio than peppers of any kind.

Sweet-peppery taste and aroma of pink pepper resembles ginger, but it is more flexible, without undue severity, with soft spicy notes of anise, menthol, raisins, citrus and juniper.

Berries Brazilian pepper can be dried or pickled in brine berries become greenish). The expiration date for use of dried fruit rather short - about six months.

In cooking, use as whole and ground pea pink pepper. Because of its mild taste and aroma, as well as the lack of pungency, it is suitable for almost all products. It can be seen as part of marinades for meat and fish dishes, pickles, dishes of raw and steamed vegetables, a variety of drinks. Often add Brazilian pepper in desserts, sorbets and ice cream. The whole berries can be decorated when submitting even fruit salads. But especially tasty are prepared with the addition of this spice scallops and squid, as well as meat dairy pigs.

In Europe, popular mix of black beans, white, green, and pink peppers. The perfect mixture for use in salad sauces and dressings obtained by combination of the following (especially freshly ground) spices pink, red and black pepper, garlic, Basil, leeks, parsley, salt.

The smell of pink pepper is so pleasant and rich aromatic nuances that this spice perfumers enter in the composition of perfumes and aromatic oils. Is this the spices and the lack of pink pepper toxic and with considerable excess bookmarks can cause allergic reactions.