young sanshō pepper bark; pieces of young Japanese pepper tree branch
Refers to the young bark or branch pieces of the Japanese pepper tree (Zanthoxylum piperitum), used as a spice for pickling or in traditional medicine. Often sold dried.
Adding young sanshō pepper bark to pickles gives them a refreshing fragrance.
This herbal medicine contains young Japanese pepper bark.
Standard kanji spelling for the young pepper tree bark used in cooking and medicine.
Kana spelling for 山椒, often used when the kanji is considered difficult or in casual writing.
Compound of 山椒 (sanshō, 'Japanese pepper') + の (possessive particle) + 皮 (kawa, 'bark, skin'). The term directly describes the bark of the sanshō tree.