General Information

• Origin: China
• Etymology: commonly used in the Szechuan region of China.
• Rutaceae family

Even though this spice is commonly grouped with the pepper family, it is in fact a berry. Its unaggressive flavor is rich and suggests a delicious mixture of strongly-flavored spices.

Culinary File

• the dark outer covering is milled off, since it is tough and very bitter
• use Szechuan pepper in rice, to flavor poultry, meat or noodles