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Sichuan pepper originates from China and is a spice valued for its distinctive flavor profile. It delivers a unique numbing effect, achieved through compounds like hydroxy-alpha-sanshool, rather than typical chili heat. This creates a tingling sensation in the mouth. Commonly used in Sichuan cuisine...
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Timut pepper (Zanthoxylum alatum) is a Nepalese relative of Sichuan pepper with a distinctive grapefruit-like aroma, harvested from the foothills of the Himalayas and increasingly prized by Western chefs.
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A spiny shrub native to eastern North America whose bark was widely used by Indigenous peoples as a numbing toothache remedy, earning it the vernacular name toothache tree.
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