Sichuan pepper is one of the most misunderstood ingredients in Chinese cooking, often reduced to its numbing sensation ...

It’s been almost three years since I brought a bag of Sichuan peppercorns into the office, and doled them out to an unsuspecting editorial staff. As everyone let the papery husks sit on their tongue ...

Once you've tasted Sichuan peppercorns, you'll never forget them. These dried berries of the prickly ash tree — no relation to black peppercorns — can produce a sensation variously described as ...

This week, Jonathan Gold reviews Chengdu Taste, a new restaurant in Alhambra that specializes in the Sichuan cooking of Chengdu, a region defined by its unrestrained use of Sichuan peppercorns. He ...

The sauce that brought the galaxy to its knees. From Rick and Morty. No, McDonalds. Or Mulan? Idk, but it’s good stuff, make ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. So of course, ...

Pepper House, a local Chinese restaurant in Ellicott City, is attracting people from all over after getting national recognition as one of the county's top restaurants. Nestled along Route 40 in an ...