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Pink Peppercorn
Schinus molle
Not a true pepper at all but the rosy berry of a Peruvian shrub — fragrant, sweet, and increasingly popular in modern cuisine.
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List of Spices That Start With P
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Poppy Seed
Papaver somniferum
The tiny slate-blue (or pale white) seed of the opium poppy — used in baked goods worldwide and as a thickener in Indian curries.
About spices starting with P
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