Dried Red Sichuan Pepper (1 LB) - Han Yuan Variety
Dried Red Sichuan Pepper (1 LB) - Han Yuan Variety
Storage: Keep our products in cool and dry places, avoid direct light. Refrigeration is encouraged to prolong potent taste and aroma.
Our single-origin product uses the most premium Han Yuan variety. Compared with Da Hong Pao variety, HY's taste is more tingling, the aroma more floral and visually less dazzling.
Sichuan pepper, formerly known as Szechuan peppercorns, is unique for its dazzling aroma and electrifying tingling sensation. Unlike chili peppers with New World origins, the red Sichuan pepper is indigenous to China and has been used in cooking for centuries, defining iconic dishes such as Mapo Tofu and Kung Pao Chicken.
Sichuan pepper is really a member of the citrus prickly ash family. Unlike black peppercorns, the numbing ingredients like hydroxy-alpha sanshool are concentrated in the SHELL, not the SEED. Fresh peppers have to be handpicked as automation hasn't arrived, and then gently dried so that the shell can split open and the black, bitter seed can fall out.