Szechuan Peppercorns
Szechuan peppercorns are the small dried fruits with rough walls that are usually red brown in color, with tiny black seeds inside. Szechuan peppercorns are toasted and crushed into powder before using in the dishes, in fact, they have a lingering taste in your mouth when you eat.
Other name:
Hua jiao (in Chinese); Chinese pepper; Sichuan pepper; sprice pepper.
Purchasing tips:
The best-quality ungrounded and ground Szechuan peppercorns always come from Asian stores or spices grocery.
Usage tips:
If your peppercorns contains a lot of thorns, please discard them before you crush them, after crushed, please discard all the black seeds, they are not edible at all. You are highly recommended to crush Szechuan peppercorns along with other spices, such as black peppercorns, cinnamon, white peppercorns, cumin, or fennel. Ground Szechuan peppercorns are usually used at the last step, that is to say, before serving, sprinkle the food with ground Szechuan peppercorns along with other spices.
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