Spices · Dried

Green Sichuan peppercorns

Also called green Szechuan pepper, qing hua jiao, teng jiao

Green-husked Sichuan pepper with a sharper, lime-like aroma and intense numbing tingle; for fish, rabbit and modern Sichuan dishes.

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What can replace it

  • Red pepper, warmer and woodier with less citrus.

  • T2 · GoodMakhwaen

    Related, citrusy and numbing, but more resinous.

  • T2 · GoodSansho pepper

    Ground and finer; similarly lemony but gentler numbing.

  • T3 · In a pinchMala seasoning

    Includes chilli and salt; adjust both.

Cook with Green Sichuan peppercorns

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