What is sansho?
Sansho · Japanese
Japanese pepper: the ground husk of a prickly ash berry, close kin to Sichuan peppercorn but brighter and more citrusy.
What it tastes like
Lemony and herbal with a light tingle on the lips, more zippy than numbing.
Where you’ll see it
Grilled eel (unagi), yakitori, shichimi togarashi, and modern takes on steak and fish.