This photo taken on Jan. 16, 2023 shows white pepper for sale at a grocery store in Yaounde, Cameroon. The penja white pepper produced in Cameroon's Littoral Region is world-renowned that is now in its harvest season. Plantation workers pick mature pepper fruits, soak them into water and ferment them, then remove the flesh to get white pepper seeds, which can be sold or processed after drying. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)
A man picks pepper fruits at a plantation in Njombe-Penja sub-division of Littoral Region, Cameroon, Jan. 13, 2023. The penja white pepper produced in Cameroon's Littoral Region is world-renowned that is now in its harvest season. Plantation workers pick mature pepper fruits, soak them into water and ferment them, then remove the flesh to get white pepper seeds, which can be sold or processed after drying. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)
Villagers pick pepper fruits at a plantation in Njombe-Penja sub-division of Littoral Region, Cameroon, Jan. 13, 2023. The penja white pepper produced in Cameroon's Littoral Region is world-renowned that is now in its harvest season. Plantation workers pick mature pepper fruits, soak them into water and ferment them, then remove the flesh to get white pepper seeds, which can be sold or processed after drying. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)
A man displays freshly picked pepper fruits in Njombe-Penja sub-division of Littoral Region, Cameroon, Jan. 13, 2023. The penja white pepper produced in Cameroon's Littoral Region is world-renowned that is now in its harvest season. Plantation workers pick mature pepper fruits, soak them into water and ferment them, then remove the flesh to get white pepper seeds, which can be sold or processed after drying. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)
Workers dry white pepper in Njombe-Penja sub-division of Littoral Region, Cameroon, Jan. 13, 2023. The penja white pepper produced in Cameroon's Littoral Region is world-renowned that is now in its harvest season. Plantation workers pick mature pepper fruits, soak them into water and ferment them, then remove the flesh to get white pepper seeds, which can be sold or processed after drying. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 13, 2023 shows white pepper aired in Njombe-Penja sub-division of Littoral Region, Cameroon. The penja white pepper produced in Cameroon's Littoral Region is world-renowned that is now in its harvest season. Plantation workers pick mature pepper fruits, soak them into water and ferment them, then remove the flesh to get white pepper seeds, which can be sold or processed after drying. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)
A woman picks pepper fruits at a plantation in Njombe-Penja sub-division of Littoral Region, Cameroon, Jan. 13, 2023. The penja white pepper produced in Cameroon's Littoral Region is world-renowned that is now in its harvest season. Plantation workers pick mature pepper fruits, soak them into water and ferment them, then remove the flesh to get white pepper seeds, which can be sold or processed after drying. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)
A man transfers freshly picked pepper fruits in Njombe-Penja sub-division of Littoral Region, Cameroon, Jan. 13, 2023. The penja white pepper produced in Cameroon's Littoral Region is world-renowned that is now in its harvest season. Plantation workers pick mature pepper fruits, soak them into water and ferment them, then remove the flesh to get white pepper seeds, which can be sold or processed after drying. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2023 shows a white pepper plantation in Njombe-Penja sub-division of Littoral Region, Cameroon. The penja white pepper produced in Cameroon's Littoral Region is world-renowned that is now in its harvest season. Plantation workers pick mature pepper fruits, soak them into water and ferment them, then remove the flesh to get white pepper seeds, which can be sold or processed after drying. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)