[Sca-cooks] Herby things

[Daniel Myers]

On Oct 21, 2004, at 8:31 AM, Craig Jones wrote:

>> I would like to get my mitts on some Sichuan peppercorns, which have
>> long been unavailable in the US.  Grr.
>
> Is it an illegal import or just impossible to find? It's quite easy to
> find here down under.

My understanding is that Sichuan (Szechuan?) peppercorns can carry a 
virus that's lethal to citrus trees, hence the ban on importation into 
the US (and probably Australia as well).  We ran out of what little 
stock we had and have not been able to get more.

- Doc


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