Szechuan pepper

(Zanthoxylum)

Translations

• FR. Poivre Szechuan
• SP. Pimienta de Sichuan
• DE. Szechuan Pfeffer
• IT. Pepe di Sichuan
• NL. Szechuan peper
• IN. Merica Szechuan

Exporting countries and harvesting season

• China: Jul-Aug

Main trade varieties

Whole cleaned (grade A-E), ground

Container qty

20' abt. 7.5 mtons / 40' abt. 16 mtons

Broker's comments

Also known as Sichuan pepper or confused with prickly ash. It is actually not pepper at all, it is an aromatic shrub in the citrus family. Consuming Szechuan pepper will result in a tingly numbness in the mouth.