Timut peppers
Nepal's relative of Sichuan pepper: the same tingle, with a startling smell of grapefruit and passion fruit. Used in Nepali tomato pickles and potato dishes, and by pastry chefs with fruit and chocolate.
grapefruit · tingling · floral
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Spice specialists, as timut or timur.
- Worth knowing
- Pick out the black seeds, which are gritty, then grind it just before using. Try it on raw fish, citrus, mango or dark chocolate.