1、 What does it look like

It is a small deciduous tree with a maximum height of 7 meters. Thorns are distributed on the stems, short thorns on the branches and short soft hairs. The leaves are opposite, oval or oval in shape, with small cracks at the edge. The fruit is round and not too big. It is green before maturity. After maturity, it turns red or purplish red. There are 4-5mm fruit petals and slightly raised dots. After a long time, the seed will come out and the outer shell will be split into two halves

2、 How to choose

1. Smell: if you smell the real pepper carefully, it will have a strong hemp flavor. The fake pepper doesn't smell obvious

2. Weigh: the real pepper feels very light when piled up. If some of them are small, but they feel heavy, they may be fake pepper

3. Pinch: you can also pinch with your hands. Real pepper is more prickly. It may be crushed with a gentle pinch, while fake pepper is not easy to crush

4. Soaking in water: you can also distinguish it when soaking in water. The water that really bubbles out is light brown. If it is fake, it is usually dyed. The color of this bubble is darker and looks red