GB
Chief Eating Officer
A friend of mine just gave me a baggie filled with these amazing smelling peppercorns. What are some things that you have used them for?
That's where I bought mine recently. I was very excited to hear about the lifting of the ban so that we could once again make some of our favorite dishes from one of our favorite books: "The Good Food of Szechwan" by Robert Delfs (I will check out Mosher's book also). There is simply no substitute for this ingredient.GB said:He got them from Penzys.
I just did this and they sure are fresh. It feels like carbonation without any liquid. It is a very powerful feeling and it is not calming down at all. It is still going strong about 5 minutes after my taste test.Nicholas Mosher said:First thing I do is check the "freshness". Take a single peppercorn and touch you tounge to it (bite one in half first if necessary). You should get a numbing sensation almost the way benzocaine (oragel) feels.