Spices & Dry Goods
Da Hong Pao Sichuan Pepper (Szechuan Peppercorn, 大红袍花椒)
$12
Premium red Sichuan pepper (formerly Szechuan pepper) should have a strong citrusy fragrance and taste as well as an intense numbing quality. Ours is particularly potent, as it has not...
Hanyuan Sichuan Pepper (Szechuan Peppercorn, 汉源花椒)
$12
Premium red Sichuan pepper (formerly Szechuan pepper) should have a strong citrusy fragrance and taste as well as an intense numbing quality. Ours is particularly potent, as it has not...
Green Sichuan Pepper (Szechuan Peppercorn, 青花椒)
$12
Green Sichuan pepper has a distinctly different taste than the red species and has become very popular in Sichuan over the past couple decades, as its fresh, lemony taste is...
Sichuan Pepper Sampler (Szechuan Peppercorns, 花椒)
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Can't decide which Sichuan pepper to try? Want to have three different and distinct flavor profiles to choose from for making Sichuan dishes? Then this collection of three types of...
Facing Heaven Chili (Chao Tian Jiao, 朝天椒)
$11
Chao tian jiao, or facing heaven chilies, are so called because they grow upward toward the sky. There are many types of facing heaven chilies, but these are the most...
Lantern Chili (Deng Long Jiao, 灯笼椒)
$11
Deng long jiao, or lantern chilies, are fat and round and moderately hot. These were harvested in fall 2019 and are deep-red, fresh and fragrant. They are used to bring a...
Xiao Mi La Chili (小米辣 )
$10
Xiao mi la chilies are the smallest and hottest of our dried peppers. Very popular in Sichuan, xiao mi la brings the heat for those who want their Sichuan classics extra spicy and is...
Er Jing Tiao Chili (二荆条)
$12
The er jing tiao is Sichuan's most-loved chili. It is used both fresh and dried, in both its green and red forms, in everything from stir-fries to braises to chili oil....
Fragrant Hot Chili Flakes (Ground Chilies, Xiang La La Jiao Mian, 香辣辣椒面)
$12
In Sichuan, chili oil is made from one or more kinds of whole dried chilies that are first fried until crisp and then pounded in a large mortar and pestle...
Chinese 5 Spice (DIY Whole Spices)
$12
Chinese 5 Spice is beloved across China and is used mainly in braises and stews but also as a rub or marinade for roasted meats. There are numerous versions, some using...
Star Anise (Ba Jiao, 八角)
$8
Star anise, the eight-pointed, beautiful star spice, is native to southwest China (and Vietnam) and is widely used in braises, stews and soup stocks. It is an ingredient of Chinese...
Cassia Bark (Gui Pi, 桂皮)
$9
Cassia bark is often called Chinese cinnamon. It is one of several species of Cinnamomum and is grown widely in southern China. These thick, long strips of bark have a sweet cinnamon taste. They...
Chinese Black Cardamom (Cao Guo, 草果)
$11
Cao guo, or Chinese cardamom, is a species of black cardamom related to Indian black cardamom but subtly different in look and flavor. It is also very different from green...
Xinjiang Cumin (Zi Ran, 孜然)
$8
Cumin has long been important in China's far-west Xinjiang autonomous region, where this cumin seed is grown. Xinjiang's Turkic Uyghur people, whose food draws from both Middle Eastern traditions and...
Chinese Spice Collection
$34
This is a set of the Chinese spices we import (other than Sichuan pepper, sold separately). Grown in southern and western China, they were harvested in fall 2019. Star anise...