Organic pink berries from Brazil

The Brazilian pink berry, aroeira in Portuguese, comes from the false pepper tree of the genusSchinus terebinthifolius Raddi, also known as pink pepper. It belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, which includes many trees and shrubs from temperate to tropical regions.

Where does Bahia's pink bay come from?

One might be tempted to say Brazil, but in fact no, this pink berry is native to Peru, in the Andes. Inland, this tree is used to demarcate plots of land, leaning against low stone walls, but it's on the coast that it's used for its flamboyant pink seeds.

This species is cultivated and its fruit produced in large quantities in Brazil (hence its name), Madagascar, Reunion, New Caledonia and almost all of South America.

It goes by many names: Brazilian pink berry, Bahia pink berry, Bourbon pepper, Bourbon pink berry, Reunion pepper, pink pepper...