[Sca-cooks] Hot Peppers
Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius
adamantius.magister at verizon.net
Sat Apr 19 18:39:51 PDT 2003
Also sprach Terry Decker:
>Szechuan pepper (zyanthoxylum simulans) is native to Southeast Asia. It
>has a small reddish berry-like fruit which is very aromatic. It is not a
>capsicum.
>
>Of course, there is the question of whether or not Szechuan pepper was being
>used to spice foods. Probably, but I haven't seen positive evidence of its
>use.
I believe it is thought to be the "flower pepper" referred to by Ni
Tsan and in the Yuan sourcebook for "A Soup for the Qan". I'll check
the latter source, probably tomorrow.
Adamantius
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