swap_horiz Sichuan Pepper Alternatives

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Star Anise

Star anise is the star-shaped fruit of Illicium verum, native to southern China and Vietnam, and is the primary commerci...

Savory Chinese Fruit Licorice

8.7 Great

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Scotch Bonnet Powder

Powdered Capsicum chinense chile named for its bonnet-like shape, central to Caribbean cuisine and Jamaican jerk seasoni...

Fruity Caribbean Heat Very Hot

8.5 Great

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Thai Bird's Eye Chile

A small, slender Capsicum annuum chile native to Southeast Asia, widely used in Thai cuisine, and registering 50,000–100...

Tiny Southeast Asian Heat Very Hot

8.4 Great

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Dried Lime (Loomi)

Dried lime (loomi) is the whole lime, typically of the Citrus aurantifolia species, that has been sun-dried until hard a...

Savory Citrus Sour Persian

8.2 Great

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Timut Pepper

Timut pepper (Zanthoxylum alatum) is a Nepalese relative of Sichuan pepper with a distinctive grapefruit-like aroma, har...

Numbing Aromatic Grapefruit Nepalese

8.1 Great

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Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne pepper is a moderately hot ground chile (Capsicum annuum) named after the city of Cayenne in French Guiana and r...

Savory Hot Chile Heat

8.1 Great

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Habanero Powder

Powdered Capsicum chinense originating in the Amazon basin, rating 100,000–350,000 SHU and notable for its distinctive f...

Fruity Caribbean Heat Very Hot

8.1 Great

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Chile de Árbol

Chile de árbol (Capsicum annuum) is a small, slender Mexican chile with intense heat of 15,000–30,000 Scoville units, us...

Mexican Hot Heat Dried

8.0 Great

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Szechuan Salt Pepper

Szechuan salt pepper is a Chinese spice blend combining toasted Sichuan peppercorns (Zanthoxylum bungeanum) and salt, ce...

Numbing Savory Chinese Blend

8.0 Great

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Cassia Cinnamon

Cinnamomum cassia from China, the most commonly sold cinnamon in the United States, identifiable by its thick single-lay...

Bold Baking Chinese Bark

7.8 Good

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Piquín Chile

A tiny wild chile (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) native to Mexico and the southern US, registering 40,000–60,000 S...

Tiny Mexican Hot Heat

7.7 Good

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Long Pepper

Long pepper (Piper longum) is an ancient spice native to South Asia that dominated European trade before black pepper an...

Historical Ancient Heat Pungent

7.4 Good

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Dried Orange Peel

Dried orange peel is the dehydrated outer zest of Citrus sinensis, used as a flavoring in Chinese five-spice blends, mul...

Aromatic Baking Citrus Peel

7.2 Good

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Dried Lemon Peel

Dried lemon peel is the dehydrated zest of Citrus limon, used as a spice in Middle Eastern spice blends, herbal teas, an...

Tart Baking Citrus Peel

7.2 Good

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Dried Sansho Leaf

Dried sansho leaf (Zanthoxylum piperitum) is a Japanese spice from the prickly ash family, prized for its citrusy aroma...

Japanese Numbing Savory Leaf

7.2 Good

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Dried Goji Berry

Dried goji berry is the fruit of Lycium barbarum or L. chinense, notable in Chinese cuisine and medicine under the name...

Chinese Sweet Superfood Berry

7.1 Good

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Ghost Pepper Powder

Powdered Bhut jolokia from northeastern India that held the Guinness World Record as the hottest chile from 2007 to 2011...

Indian Extreme Heat Heat Smoked

7.0 Good

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Dried Lime Peel

Dried lime peel is the dehydrated outer rind of Citrus aurantifolia or similar lime species, used as a flavoring in spic...

Tart Savory Citrus Peel

7.0 Good

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Dried Szechuan Pepper Leaf

Dried Szechuan pepper leaf comes from Zanthoxylum trees; the leaves are used in Chinese soups and fried foods, unlike th...

Numbing Savory Chinese Leaf

6.9 Fair

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Cassia Buds

Cassia buds are the immature dried fruits of Cinnamomum aromaticum, offering a flavor similar to cassia bark but milder...

Baking Chinese Bud Cinnamon Like

6.8 Fair