Sichuan pepper


Sichuan pepper - Photo by rduta

Sichian pepper is a spice. It has a flavor that is not hot or sharp like black pepper or chili peppers. Instead it creates a numbness on the tongue and lips, with a tingling, almost electrical sensation.

It originates from China’s Sichuan province, which explains the name. Several species in the genus Zanthoxylum (including Zanthoxylum piperitum, Zanthoxylum simulans and Zanthoxylum bungeanum) produce the spice called Sichuan pepper.

Names

Scientific
   Zanthoxylum sp.
English
   Sichuan pepper
   Szechuan pepper
   Szechwan pepper
Dutch
   Szechuanpeper
Spanish
   Pimienta de Sichuan
French
   Poivre chinois
   Poivre du Sichuan
German
   Anispfeffer
   Chinesischer Pfeffer
   Japanischer Pfeffer
   Szechuanpfeffer
Italian
   Pepe di Sichuan

Taxonomy

Genus
   Zanthoxylum
Family
   Rutaceae
Order
   Sapindales

Crop categories

Spices

Pictures


Sichuan pepper - Photo by rduta


Sichuan Pepper

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