To be clear, szechuan peppercorns are from various species of trees and shrubs, and are not related to chili peppers (or black pepper). https://en.wikipedia.or

To be clear, szechuan peppercorns are from various species of trees and shrubs, and are not related to chili peppers (or black pepper). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_pepper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_pepper When combined with chili pepper it's amazing, but quite hard to find in Western Chinese restaurants unfortunately.