Fusion Select 6 Oz Premium Szechuan Peppercorn - Authentic Sichuan Whole Peppercorns for Chinese Cuisine, Mapo Tofu, Kung Pao Chicken - Spice Seasoning with Tasty Lemon Twist - Double Flip Lid Jar

Perfect for sweet and spicy taste! I put a bit in my coffee... what a way to wake up!

If youre unaccustomed to cooking with real Szechuan pepper there’s a bit of a learning curve, but a little googling and they are an unmatchable, wonderful spice cabinet addition. I do not recommend you eat them like cracked peppercorns! These are not actual peppercorns, but are the small seedpods of a tree. Steeped and strained, tied in cheese cloth for easy removal from cooked soups, stews and sauces or, best, grind what you need to a powder in a spice grinder and the flavor is highly aromatic, almost a savory perfume. The hook is that they are not so much a “hot” pepper as one that literally tingles on the tongue. Steamed dumpling and pot sticker dipping sauces made with a bit of powdered pepper are incredible!

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I really enjoy the numbness and taste that comes with the szechuan peppercorns. This jar definitely delivers.

These are great!, They're flavorful, and pungent. I always wondered what Szechuan Peppercorns tasted like, and watching the cooking channels on YouTube, they always describe it as a “Tingling, Slightly Numbing Sensation". After finally getting to taste these in a soup, they're right, it's a tingling, and slightly numbing sensation, like having Menthol, Eucalyptus, or Vick's VAP-o-Rub in your mouth. I DON'T MEAN THAT IN A BAD WAY, that's just the closest accurate description of it I can muster. I like it, and will use more in other dishes.

These are NOT used like regular peppercorns. You want to measure out however much you're planning on using in the dish you are preparing. Remove any really dark seeds, you only want the husks. The seeds are bitter, and don't add flavor or numbing. Put the husks in a dry skillet on medium heat and toast for about five minutes. Then grind in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle. NOW your Szechuan peppercorn is ready for use.

Really like this product.

Not very good quality. The strength of peppercorns weak so needed to use a much larger quantity than what recipe called for to add any "ma" sensation.