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Ground Japanese Sansho Pepper - 8g
Ground Japanese Sansho Pepper - 8g
Ground Japanese Sansho Pepper - 8g

Ground Japanese Sansho Pepper - 8g

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Sansho is a distinctive spice widely used in Japanese cuisine. It has a bright, lemony flavour with a mild, peppery heat. It offers a refreshing, zesty taste that cuts through rich and fatty dishes. One of its signature qualities is a tingling, numbing effect on the tongue and lips, caused by the compound sanshool. It is derived from the berries of the Japanese prickly ash tree (Zanthoxylum piperitum).

Sansho has been a part of Japanese culinary tradition for centuries and plays a vital role in enhancing the flavours of many dishes. It is most famously paired with unagi no kabayaki (grilled eel glazed with a sweet soy sauce). The tangy, citrusy notes of sansho balance the richness and sweetness of the eel sauce, cutting through the fattiness and enhancing the overall flavour.

Sansho pepper is also often sprinkled on yakitori, especially on fattier cuts like chicken thighs or wings, adding a zesty kick that complements the smoky, savoury flavour of the grilled chicken.

This 100% ground sansho pepper powder comes in a handy resealable bottle, ensuring that it remains fresh and easy to use. The powder form allows for easy sprinkling or mixing into dishes.

Keep dry, away from direct sunlight and moisture.

Grilled Meat Dishes - Sprinkling sansho over fatty meats, such as grilled beef or pork, enhances their flavours by cutting through the richness and adding complexity. It's also used to season fish dishes, especially oily fish like mackerel, as the spice counteracts the heaviness.

Noodles - add to noodle dishes to enhance the broth with some zest and spice.

Seasoning - use as a seasoning for rice, tempura or even french fries, the the vibrant flavour cuts well through the fried coating. Sansho is sometimes added to donburi (rice bowls), particularly when topped with grilled meats or unagi. It can also be incorporated into onigiri (rice balls), either mixed with the rice or sprinkled on the surface, for added flavour.

Get some inspiration from some of our recipes that use this as an ingredient:

No Bake Sansho Pepper Cheesecake
No Bake Sansho Pepper Cheesecake

100% Japanese sansho pepper

Energy 1565 kJ (374 kcal), Total Fat 8.8g of which saturates 0.9g, Carbohydrate 62g of which sugars 11g, Protein 2.7g, Salt 0.03g

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Emma L.C. (London, England)
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This is hard to get hold of, glad I found it here! Lovely peppery/numbing qualities, very versatile.

Hi Emma, thank you for your review - yes, it took us a while to get hold of it too but really happy you are enjoying using it :)
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