"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message .com>...
> "Edwin Eng" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Help!!
> >
> > Does anyone know any places in the NYC area that sells Sichuan
> > peppercorn or know of a website? I've searched many asian stores for
> > this, mostly in the Flushing area. And most of the searches comes up
> > with UK addresses.
> >
> > TIA
> > Edwin
> >
>
> I believe they are embargoed because they may carry a plant disease. I heard
> this a while ago so am not sure if it is still true (or ever was true!).

Citrus canker, if I remember right. Last time this thread came up I
poked around on the USDA web site and couldnt find any indication that
the ban had been lifted. Also, if it remember right, there is a way to
process them that will let you get around the ban, but it involves
grinding them, and they lose there flavor very quickly when you do.

-bwg