Szechuan Pepper

Szechuan pepper, also known as pepper flower, is a very important ingredient in cooking of Szechuan cuisine. Despite the name, it is neither related to nor tastes like black/white pepper or chili pepper. Szechuan pepper has a unique aroma and flavor that is not hot or spicy like other kinds of peppers, and it creates a numbing effect in mouth.

Szechuan pepper is also a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine and has the following effects:

• Removing fishy smell from various kinds of meat
• Improving appetite
• Lowering blood pressure
• Easing ache
• Improving appetite
• Relieving itching
• Dispelling internal cold
• Killing helminth