Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:

> "mroo philpott-smythe" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I did. No success. I've looked in every known web site and spice catalog
>>without success. If this keeps up, I'm trucking down to Chinatown to find
>>them.
>>
>
>
> You must have missed http://tinyurl.com/5ugcf . They've had them for a few
> months, now. FWIW, the ban has been revised (in January, no less) to allow
> heat-treated peppercorns on the market in the US. If the tinyurl link
> doesn't work, the homepage is www.adrianascaravan.com (range in price,
> depending on size of bag). Just do a search for "Szechuan peppercorns."
> Another option is www.buffalocreekspices.com . It's under "Peppercorns,
> Whole Sichuan" and is $8/lb. A third option is
> http://www.thecmccompany.com/chin.htm but it's $5.95/2 oz there.
>
> I have no experience with the above companies and cannot, personally,
> recommend them. I got the information from the good folks on e-Gullet and
> their 12-page thread on Sichuan Peppercorns. Several people there
> recommend, and have purchased from, both CMC and Buffalo Creek, btw.
>
> rona
>

adrians caravan is recommended in Fuschia Dunlop's 'Land of Plenty' book.

Ian