I can get this spice here in Florida , a market in Orlando carries it , the
name of the market is Dong-A, or another place is Oceanic in Tampa Florida
also carries it as well , I am sure they do mail order.
I don't have the address of Oceanic ...I'll look it up later, and post it .
Dong-A market
816 N. Mills Ave
Orlando , Fl 32803
Ph # (407) 898 9227
"Ian" > wrote in message
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> Hi -
>
> I just came back from Thailand, and while there I looked for Sechuan
> Pepper, which is difficult to find (for me, anyway) in the US, as its
> commercial importation appears to be barred.
>
> I found spice jars of something called 'Sechuan Powder' in Foodtown (Soi
> 5 off Sukhumvit), and while its a bit gritty, requiring further
> grinding, it appears to be the right thing, as it leaves the tongue a
> little numb (thats my only clue about how it should taste).
>
> In Chiang Mai's Wororot Market, I found a woman selling mainly Indian
> spices, but she also had something she called 'Chinese Pepper', and she
> could not tell me if it was the same thing as Sechuan Pepper, as she had
> never heard this term (not surprising really, as she was not an English
> speaker). Anyway, I bought a generous bag of this, and it too appears to
> be the real deal.
>
> I declared on my US customs form that I had spices for cooking, and they
> did not seem very interested.
>
> So, if you are passing through Thailand (or know anyone doing so), grab
> some!
>
> Ian