Obtaining viable seed for this species is always the issue for those outside of its native region, but where it can be found, seed sown i...Read Moren a cold frame in midwinter germinated after about 60 days of fluctuating cold/mild temperatures. Seedlings appear to grow steadily when given regular moisture in well-draining, rich soil and dappled sunlight.
The combination of five spices has evolved as Chinese settled in the different part of the world. In southeast asia, 5 spices does includ...Read Moree sichuan peppercorn .
also the cinnamon are not the Cassia bark used in America. The five spices sichuan peppercorn, star anise, cloves, cinnamon and fennel seed.
Prickly Ash Pods or "Sichuan Peppercorn" is NOT an ingredient in Chinese 5 spice powder, it is a unique spice used to flavor spicy Sichua...Read Moren foods and hot pots. The spice is a "numbing cool" kind of spicy and is often used with red pepper powder. I put the "peppercorns" in a peppermill and grind them fresh into Sichuan dishes and lots of other dishes too. Try a tablespoonful of these when you cook a corned beef, you'll never make it without them again!! I am American, My Spouse is originally from Taiwan, we travel the world in search of spicy food! :)
For a while the dried fruits (generally sold with seed) were embargoed and not sold in the US due to fears over the spread of citrus cank...Read Moreer (both Zanthoxylum and Citrus are in Rutaceae, and closely enough related for that to be rational). The embargo is over but pretty much any sichuan-pepper you buy in the US will have been steamed to kill pathogens: don't expect the seeds to germinate for you barring a lot of luck. I'm told that viable seed may need stratification, too.
This plan is Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
Other means of propigation are:
Root cutt...Read Moreings, 3cm long, planted horizontally in pots in a greenhouse. Good percentage.
Suckers, removed in late winter and planted into their permanent positions.
The fruit is dried and used as a condiment. A pepper flavour, it is stronger and more pungent than black pepper.
It can be used whole or ground into a powder and used as a table seasoning. A light roasting brings out more of the flavour. It is an ingredient of the famous Chinese 'five spice' mixture.
Obtaining viable seed for this species is always the issue for those outside of its native region, but where it can be found, seed sown i...Read More
The combination of five spices has evolved as Chinese settled in the different part of the world. In southeast asia, 5 spices does includ...Read More
Prickly Ash Pods or "Sichuan Peppercorn" is NOT an ingredient in Chinese 5 spice powder, it is a unique spice used to flavor spicy Sichua...Read More
For a while the dried fruits (generally sold with seed) were embargoed and not sold in the US due to fears over the spread of citrus cank...Read More
This plan is Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
Other means of propigation are:
Root cutt...Read More