Spices · Ground
Sansho pepper
Also called sansho, Japanese pepper
Ground Japanese pepper with a lemony aroma and gentle tingle; sprinkled over grilled eel, yakitori and miso soup.
- A kind of Sichuan peppercorns
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodGreen Sichuan peppercorns
More intensely numbing and piney, less delicate citrus; grind fine and use a little less. (use 0.75× the amount)
- T2 · GoodGround Sichuan pepper
Red Sichuan pepper is earthier and more woody-floral, less lemony.
- T2 · GoodMakhwaen
Similar tingle and citrus, but more piney; grind fine.
- T3 · In a pinchSansho leaves
Fresh sansho leaves: same aroma but much milder, a garnish rather than a powder.
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