Sichuan Buttons/Sansho Buttons
The flowering buds of the Sichuan pepper, or the Sansho pepper, pack a powerful punch. Chopped or crumbled into small pieces, they can be used as a subsitute for pepper and chilies.
Washington Post staff writer Bonnie S. Benwick describes its flavor as follows:
Sensations from even one-eighth of a half-inch-long, deceptively innocuous little yellow nub will [...]
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