[Sca-cooks] Herby things

[Craig Jones]

> 
> Drakey:
> >Is it an illegal import or just impossible to find? It's quite easy
to
> >find here down under.
> 
> No, it is actually illegal in the US due to some claim of a parasite
in
> the citrus-like tree on which they grow.  That would be an issue in
> citrus-growing states like mine!  I'm wondering if they grow it in
> Australia, Japan or other places and if it is legal if it is not from
> China proper.  Other names include "flower pepper" or "Japanese Sansho
> pepper."  I have not tried this spice but it is supposed to have some
> bite and some liquorice-type flavor, which is why they substitute
> aniseed for it in Chinese 5-Spice you get here.


Ok, that's weird.  Australia is mostly (apart from one minor outbreak)
canker free and we are paranoid about it because we have a large citrus
industry and yet no ban on Sichuan Pepper... Hmm...

Drakey.