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title: Szechuan Pepper
description: "![](http://jimmyschmidt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/szechuan_pepper-300x200-1.png) **Szechuan pepper** berries are the dried berry of the prickly ash tree. The aroma and flavor of these berries resides in the outer brick-colored husks. The seeds are discarded (except for a few strays) as they are gritty and…"
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updated: "2022-06-09"
category: Peppercorn
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# Szechuan Pepper

![](http://jimmyschmidt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/szechuan_pepper-300x200-1.png)

**Szechuan pepper** berries are the dried berry of the prickly ash tree. The aroma and flavor of these berries resides in the outer brick-colored husks. The seeds are discarded (except for a few strays) as they are gritty and have a bitter flavor. These berries have a mysterious blended flavor and aroma that is at once woodsy, minty, earthy, eucalyptus-y, citrusy, lavender-y with a cooling sensation. But they are most prized for their mild tingling in the mouth that grows and lingers.

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