Épices Rœllinger Pepper Cousins<Summer Budō Sanshō

Japanese sansho peppercorns (Zanthoxylum piperitum) are berries from tall, prickly ash trees that grow up to 6 meters tall. The seed pods are gathered by hand and hulled to release the seeds, which are then carefully dried.  

Sansho pepper has been used in traditional Japanese medicine since ancient times. Today, the demand for sansho pepper in Japan is so high that it has become difficult to import the peppercorns to other countries. The leaves and fresh seed pods of the sansho tree are also eaten in Japan. We source our sansho peppercorns from a grower in a remote area of the Wakayama mountains that is near the forest.