"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
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> > A fair amount of googling didn't turn up an actual answer to
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> > question, "are Szechuan Peppercorns and Bunge Prickly Ash the
> > same
> > thing?" so I throw myself on the mercy of the knowledgeable
> > folk
> > here.
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I know szchechuan pepper corns as xyloxanthum piperitum, or (yellow wood (or
tree) pepper). These are the pinkish seedcorns used in Chinese five spice.
They are related to similar found in Indian, Nepal and Japan (sansho). If
using as a spice, make sure you remove the bitter black seed, which is
gritty and bitter.
cheers
Wazza