Indigenous to China, Sichuan peppercorns are also called aniseed pepper, Chinese pepper, Chinese prickly-ash, Fagara, Indonesian lemon pepper, Japanese pepper, Nepal pepper, Sansho or Szechwan pepper. You'll also find these alternative spellings - Szechuan, Szechwan and Schezuan.
Sichuan Peppercorns go well in combination with black beans, chili, garlic, ginger, sesame seeds, soy sauce and star anise.
