Pepper Sichuan Whole

Not a true pepper but the dried, burst seed pods of a prickly ash tree. The taste is hot like pepper, lingering and somewhat ÔfizzyÕ on the tongue. It is used in many Asian recipes, especially stocks for making roast duck and pork, and is the pepper that must be used when making Salt & Pepper Squid. The black seeds within the seed pods are tasteless and gritty when ground. At HerbieÕs Spices we select the very highest quality that has been graded and cleaned, so you should never see any of these little black seeds. If you do come across one, just discard it.