How to Use Sichuan Pepper: Leaves, Shell & Peppercorn!

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How to use Sichuan pepper! In this video I'm introducing the three products you can get from the Sichuan pepper tree: the leaves, the shell and the peppercorns. They all have different usages and they are not just limited to cooking spicy foods.
My mother-in-law and I introduce they way it's used here in our village. Apart from cooking, you can also use it as body wash, hair wash, for foot baths, for tea, for making bread, to press it for oil, and for decorations.
There is one usage I did not add to the video (due to sound problems) and that's for hair wash. My mother-in-law tells how Sichuan pepper water is often used by women who has just given birth, to prevent hair loss (which is common after giving birth).
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[@MiriamFollin]

I have to dedicate this video to all my Patrons, you are amazing and without tour support I wouldn't be able to do all this! If you want to see more Sichuan Pepper videos, check out these: HARVEST: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emjam36pnqhknas GRINDING: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHSWmKmghb97nac MAKING BREAD: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZq5oYWeZpeaers ADVANCED SICHUAN PEPPER TEA: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b33JiHdmgtNgers If you want to support my channel economically, check out my Patreon (www.patreon.com/miriaminchina) or donate through PayPal (www.paypal.me/miriaminchina)

[@LonelyMan890]

Hi 米粒, thank you for another great vlog as usual. Is the bilibili channel 米粒的一家 yours? If that's the case, it could be nice to include the bilibili channel, as some subscribers might prefer to financially support you there.

[@stone8066]

I am pretty sure you have been limited for the likes flow.

[@jewels3895]

Miriam Has the Best Mother in Law. Blessings to her Sweet Soul.

[@mesmeriffic]

Good info on the Sichuan peppercorn, I learned a lot. Also the vibe of the video is very cute and endearing. Happy to see you exploring this part of China with your husband and his family.

[@despinachristakis1485]

Please show us how she pickles vegetables.

[@DanielDumbrill]

I keep thinking your filming quality cant get any better, but you keep outdoing yourself. I wish I had these skills. Love this channel!

[@山川异域·风月同天]

I love your channel as well❤

[@IndianSumaira]

Wow, I never knew about this before. Thanks. Now I think I know why I love shezawan sauce and why I can't make it in my kitchen bcoz I don't have the real think in it❤ God bless you

[@OlaHermansson]

Hej, här kommer hälsningar fr Sverige 😀. Jag letade efter info på hur man odlar flower pepper men er video var väldigt trevlig så jag såg den till slutet. Det blev en solidarisk prenumeration dessutom. Lycka till med allt.

[@buchilu9680]

Great video. I'm a north American homesteader who has been raising my family offroad in the Venezuelan andes for over a decade. I often aquire new plants from abroad. Just got Zanthoxylum Rhetsa, a close indian relative to this and Timur pepper. Little info on it, but your video gave me enough to use it confidently. Thanks!

[@walkbylight]

You speak and live from your heart and we love you

[@walkbylight]

Wow! You a gem in ritual china. If there is a competition on youtubers in china I will definitely vote for you ! Positive and real !

[@1943vermork]

Even after staying a couple of years in Chengdu and being exposed everyday to Sichuan peppercorns, I did learn a few things about Sichuan peppercorns usage that I didn’t know or expected with your video. For me, Sichuan dishes are disproportionately parts of the best food I had in my life.

[@mytube-one]

yummy. Its like the Indian Muruku. Spicy and fragrance.

[@victorha9923]

I'm Chinese-American. I'd known about Sichuan peppers from some Chinatown dishes that are not from Southern China. I live in Brooklyn my whole life, and in the month of February and in early March, I discovered some "advanced" dishes in Flushing, especially in the food courts. Including stuff from Wuhan and the Uyghur people. I would have continued commuting there weekly, but the Coronavirus lockdown put it all on pause. I discovered Sichuan peppercorn oil for the first time, to be used in noodle soup dishes. It's incredible and I will look for it more deeply in Chinese supermarkets one day. I say all this to express my only-recent understanding of the power of huajiao. And I haven't watched your video yet, but I hope you enjoy your continual cultural exploration in China.

[@marahau1808]

Fantastic video, thank you. 😊

[@berniebartolome6617]

Finally I found an interesting and very informative video about Sichuan pepper. Thanks so much! I have learned a lot.x

[@MiriamFollin]

I'm so happy to hear that! I found out so many usages of Sichuan pepper after moving here, so I really wanted to share.

[@1951kvk]

I live in Vancouver BC, Canada and my favorite Chinese dish is Dan Dan noodles with Sichuan peppers.

[@joesmith942]

I live just south of the border. The trees grow very well here.

[@leeheongow8014]

I use it to boil in water and use a towel to soak warm mixture to cover my knees to get rid of rheumatism. To soak the feet too!!! I definitely love it, for food too

[@MsFiletOFish]

Wow! Really great video! I just had my first harvest and was wondering what I could do with it all! Thanks for sharing such an informative video and highlighting the beauty of this fruit! Much love from Portland, OR 🫶🏼

[@EUGENIUS60]

Delightful, hope the whole family is keeping well throughout the health crisis. Kind regards

[@steveliu5392]

My Mom was Sichun native , I love the Sichun dishes very very much combined with red hot peppers, 我喜愛那個麻辣味，其它省份如湖南、廣西等等只是辣不麻！ Thank you foryour production . I remembered once， perhaps twenty some years ago U.S. boycotted these peppers imported from China , because it contains 麻的作用！

[@asyouwish5652]

I am very glad you find Sichuan pepper. It is indeed treasure as your mother in-law described. Soaking feet in pepper water is really good for health. Especially if you have a cold or wet feet. It works like a charm.

[@allacerz2289]

In Taiwan We have sichuan pepper oil Each time when I have noodle I'll put some in there It comes with special flavor which I love very much!

[@agussujatmiko7140]

From Indonesia, I hope someday this content subscriber and viewer much more

[@andrewdean3560]

Nice info you provided here, when u said you use them on fried potatoes i opened my bag and placed a handful in a baggie, pounded with a wooden mallet and added sea salt to sprinkle on tater tots from an air frier, great advice, tastes even more complex than garlic parmesan or truffle fries, its going to raise in popularity as a seasoned salt because the complexity of smells and tongue numbing novelty it has i predict.

[@BenjiSun]

i need to try adding sichuan peppers to footbath, and i'd suggest you can add ginger to your footbath, which is what we do in Hangzhou, especially on very humid cold winter days. our temperature is a lot milder, but the humidity and wind makes it really numbingly cold. we also use the used ginger (smacked flat) wrapped in warm wet towels to wrap around our legs while soaking. the ginger's heat sticks around for many hours afterwards. my mother is a big fan of this as she's always feeling cold.

[@MiriamFollin]

Adding ginger sounds great, I'll try!

[@arthoefmann]

I learned so much from this about Sichuan pepper that I didn't know! Great video!!

[@laijianghan9154]

From Sichuan, love this !

[@willyhwang1059]

Thank you for this educational and entertaining video. When I was young growing up in Taiwan, my grandparents used sichuan peppercorn in a lot of their cooking. The month numbing sensation was truly unique. I love to see your mother in law's sourdough bread.

[@MiriamFollin]

I'm planning to write down the recipe, and after the recipe's written down, I'll probably do a video about it as well!

[@alexthomas8613]

Hard to imagine life without Sichuan Pepper in your family. 😌

[@JennieBlinkXoldier]

love 'em Sichuan peppers!

[@debbiepovlock9819]

Great content. You did a good job! 🙏🏻❤️🤗

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you so much!

[@paecpc]

Very informative, never know it has so many usages. Thanks 😊

[@clarelau7484]

Definitely will try the feet bath. Thank you. Normally I use tea bag. Thank you.

[@robynfitzsimmons1137]

Hi Miriam and family. Very interesting about the Sichuan pepper... Hope that your family are all well... Robyn from Australia...

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you! I hope everything is OK in Australia too!

[@GeorgeLouVideo]

Can't wait for that cook book!

[@MiriamFollin]

It will take some time, we are very busy sowing now. But in summer I hope to be able to do a lot of work!

[@Insaanich1]

You can use seeds as beads in ornaments necklaces wrist bands and ear rings. You can pain the black beads and use it

[@petermcg749]

The pepper has a special flavor as I have tried. But this is my first time see the tree from your video.

[@Cross-xm2fr]

Very good

[@dyvynalandeshigashi3677]

Hello Mirian, I'm Brazilian and I use this pepper almost always. I buy through Aliexpress, but now with a corona virus it's hard to get to Brazil.

[@MiriamFollin]

I hope this virus passes quickly, and everything can go back to a new normal!

[@dyvynalandeshigashi3677]

@@MiriamFollin🙏

[@11h21]

Olá, Dyvyna. A que você compra a qualidade é boa? Já comprei algumas vezes pela internet mas sempre chega velhas, já num tom marrom, oxidado, além de muitas sementes.

[@dyvynalandeshigashi3677]

@@11h21 As duas vezes que comprei, foi pelo ali express e chegou perfeita. Muito saborosa. Veio bem lacrado, com aquele plástico bolha.

[@lvoecloud]

I love your content so much! I live in the Netherlands and I've never been to China. I'd love to know more about my ancestors through your videos :)

[@channavoga7466]

Welcome back to China

[@pleiadesdragon1391]

Thank you.... I so enjoy all your vid.....learn somuch every time again....you make beautifull memories its like reading a goodl book ....have a great and healthy life you all

[@lindylindybasicoceangirl]

...addicted to sichuan peppercorn tea...said to reduce inflammation ...rich in vit a and k...plus the pepper is the bomb on avo toast...would dream to have my own tree...love these vids...

[@MiriamFollin]

I've never had avocado toast! But sounds cool to add Sichuan pepper!

[@noplantravelyaping2439]

In central China . People put the corn seed together with the shell in the oil , then fry with vegetables It became crunchy and full of rich aroma . Always my favorite

[@王璇子]

Oh, Sichuan pepper is an adventure. I just recall a book named Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper...

[@muyun9525]

As a Sichuanese,I Love this！很香啊☀😊

[@maryteel3920]

Love your videos. Stay healthy.

[@MiriamFollin]

You too!

[@jamesking4308]

Thank you! Now I know how to use this spice :)

[@ysbh228]

Awesome video ! 川椒可以泡茶，長知識了。謝謝！

[@TsLeng]

Fab video, full of interesting information.

[@shukho9491]

Thank you for your video, let me know more about Sichuan pepper. Hope you all well and healthy.

[@takotaimei9671]

Miriam thank you for introducing sichuan pepper, i learned a lot ❤️

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you for watching!

[@古罗马工程师]

the video had subtitle Chinese and English ,thanks 谢谢双语字幕

[@lesleydonnelly2622]

Really good video, interesting information

[@MiriamFollin]

I'm glad you like it!

[@muzammilriyaz]

Your video editing skills seems to be improving 😁

[@junem342]

Really interesting, thanks for sharing :)

[@eddiegerahty3454]

Interesting!

[@goodboy2222]

Watching the video of yours I feel the beauty and peaceful of the countryside in China. . Unlike the western propaganda videos. Great.

[@HeatherDeng]

Glad you are wearing a hat to protect skin from UV damage and very stylish too. Remember sunscreen, wind can also do damage to skin too. Like the natural herb soak for baby skin recipe.

[@TheBaconWizard]

Thank you, very interesting :) So the is nothing about the inner peppercorn that is nasty-tasting or poisonous, but it's just very hard and tasteless?

[@schmidcl77]

It’s so great to watch you. I have to stay in Shanghai and don’t get any informations from the culinary countryside 🤤

[@pingwang1469]

Love your videos in China!

[@MiriamFollin]

Thank you!

[@rainergro2326]

Wonderful Video about harvesting and using Sichuan Pepper. Are these shrubs grown by seeds or raised from cuttings?

[@krismeaney2841]

I would love it if you made a video how you make the Youtiao with Sichuan Peppercorns. I googled it, but could not find anything nor any recipes making the 'doughnut' or bread like the one you show in this video.

[@robinsiong2462]

In rural Serian ,Sarawak ,East Malaysia we use 3 types of herbs a type of wild orchid called Gambier Sarawak , pinang fruit ( 嬪朗）, a type of bushy leaves green on top/ red at the bottom + a pcs rock salt : pounded into a paste to treat diabetes boils & no name boils. Applied to wound with bandage 10 days will sew the healing of the stubborn wounds. For gambier ,can substitue for sichuan pepper for numbing the pains , for green/red leaves pasty juice can substitute with aloevera.

[@maoamao1142]

花椒好吃祛风的

[@hijabigirl18]

In my country we also believe that eating or drinking something spicy will help to deal with cold

[@_FMK]

This was so imformative! Thank you Miriam, i've been wanting to know how to incorporate it into my diet! Definitely making the tea, will make footbaths & one of these days will use it in a sourdough starter (flour a bit hard to come by at the moment lol!). Many Thanks!😊👍

[@MiriamFollin]

Let me know how it goes. I hope you can get your hands on flour soon!

[@_FMK]

@@MiriamFollin Thanks Miriam, will definitely report back once I've trialled the sourdough! Cheers! 😊

[@faustinoco3933]

What is life without the spice?

[@alfredmah3682]

Hi.. i am interested in the sichuan pepper.. can they be planted from dried sichuan pepper??

[@MiriamFollin]

I've seen some people doing that, so it should be fine! When you buy it in the store, some still ha e the black seeds in them.

[@alfredmah3682]

@@MiriamFollin thank you so much.

[@catherinekang8523]

Hi Miriam...do you sell these? I m interested ...please let us know ..thank you for the lovely video x🥰

[@MiriamFollin]

We don't at the moment, but maybe something for the future! We have new little Sichuan pepper tree coming up as well!

[@catherinekang8523]

Miriam In China ...ok thank you 👍🏻please let us know when you do,it will be a nice business for you n your husband’s family plus other herbs n oil .👍🏻👍🏻x

[@MiriamFollin]

@@catherinekang8523 when it's time there will definitely be a dedicated video for it 😊

[@themontephone875]

Oh tea on feet Makes sense

[@xuliu8062]

身为一个在中国南方长大的中国人，花椒对我来说只在川菜里面使用，我还是第一次知道花椒能用来泡茶喝

[@威里流浪貓]

我也是哦！ 但是南方吃人花椒太多會上火！

[@pooi-hoongchan8680]

👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@despinachristakis1485]

They don’t keep a sourdough starter to use every time they bake bread?

[@Ethan-od2zj]

最近要吃樱桃了，樱桃才是最娇气的水果。摘下来超过一天就会坏掉！

[@eric_panshengmou]

所才卖得贵。所以外邮都是用邮政或者顺丰保鲜车

[@威里流浪貓]

超讚！

[@thepain9729]

Could we grow it in tropical country?

[@MiriamFollin]

I'm actually a little unsure... The places I know it grows well do have a cold winter. So I honestly don't know!

[@thepain9729]

@@MiriamFollin but in my country indonesia there is also szechuan pepercorn its grow well, but its in highland, i want to try it lowland, btw i hv search about this lately

[@周睿-j2g]

👍👍👍

[@Mr-ro6cl]

lovely lady loves China

[@partyhu]

下次可以拍花椒叶煎饼

[@AmelieZh]

i love 川菜，那个麻很爽，哈哈。 但是我的体质不能吃太多辣椒和麻辣~ 555

[@101etime]

I am the 200th like 😁

[@frengkisimangunsong1153]

Andaliman Batak

[@peterstevens6555]

I heard people even have it with ice-cream?!

[@MiriamFollin]

I have tried Sichuan Pepper ice cream! Wasn’t really spicy though, and didn’t feel very tingly either 🙌

[@peterstevens6555]

@@MiriamFollin Oh! I thought that was a New Zealand thing, that we New Zealanders do?!

[@MiriamFollin]

@@peterstevens6555 I tried in in Yunnan! 🥰

[@peterstevens6555]

@@MiriamFollin It's staggering how we can travel the world these days …

[@KoolRanqe]

Why does nobody else mention the next flavor of the Sichuan peppercorn? The flooral notes of such.

[@MiriamFollin]

I'm sorry if I don't understand, but you mean undertones of the spice?

[@KoolRanqe]

@@MiriamFollin floral, I've noticed when I chew the peppercorns thoroughly there's a floral flavoring after the numbing cooling/spicyness

[@MiriamFollin]

@@KoolRanqe it sure has a flavour, more than being numb, but I have never thought about it much, I think it also has bit if a citrus feel too it (which makes sense since they are related) but I will think about it next time! 🌸

[@alen9508]

麻这味道要怎么翻译呢😅

[@weiluo7532]

春天，現在，花椒芽也可以當蔬菜吃。（為啥俺打的是繁體字？？？）

[@sfa4127]

小时候牙疼的时候就咬几粒花椒🙄

[@aggy1230]

👍👍👍✌✌✌👌👌👌

[@keimaidavei]

Northeast India varient is more spicier.

[@KhamandDhokla]

What is it called when?

[@罗特]

花椒很神奇，刚开始无法接受，后来爱不释手

[@eric_panshengmou]

花椒

[@themontephone875]

Infant wash or wipe...makes sense once a week for limited time.

[@stone8066]

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[@theipilenhmui1415]

777

[@hrr19751975]

作为一个四川人，我在国外连续种过十几年，连苗都没出。

[@Athrunwong]

i always thought sichuan pepper ARE chilies, guess i am wrong.

[@meganepelletier853]

Oddly enough, they're not even closely related to either chilies or pepper. They're actually closer to citrus fruits, belonging to the same taxonomic family - rutaceae.

[@themontephone875]

Interesting...most Asians hold back w hot pepper in breakfast bc can disrupt the empty stomach.

[@wangzhefpc]

你在瑞典的家人还好吗？瑞典推出全世界最消极的防御病毒政策，真是领人担心。

[@chelinghi]

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[@MiriamFollin]

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