While Szechuan peppercorns might look similar to black peppercorns, they are not only unrelated — they also impart a completely different type of spice. The tiny fruit of the prickly ash tree ...

Seasoned with tongue-tingling Szechuan pepper, 50Hertz Tingly Sichuan Pepper Peanuts are ideal for snacking.

Roads & Kingdoms Where the Peppers Grow The distinctive numbing flavor of Sichuan peppers defines the region’s world-famous cuisine. So why are they so hard to find in America?

THE LIP-TINGLING, mouth-numbing effect of Sichuan (or Szechuan) pepper is so important to Sichuan cuisine that it has its own word: ma. Intensely aromatic with a floral-like citrus flavor, Sichuan ...

Sichuan pepper is citrusy, floral and fragrant, distinct for its tingly, numbing effect. Not a peppercorn but the berry of a tree in the citrus family, Sichuan peppers are combined with salt here ...

Whereas ordinary peppercorns grow on vines, Sichuan peppers are berries of the prickly-ash tree and part of the citrus family.

Sichuan pepper The Sichuan pepper tree’s thorns are a first sign of caution. While the heat of some spices can burn, Sichuan pepper numbs.

Australian chef Sarah Tiong shares her love for Sichuan peppercorns, and her mom, in an orange chicken recipe.