花椒粉 (huājiāofěn) · ground Sichuan pepper

Measure Word

一包花椒粉 bāo

Meanings

1 ground Sichuan pepper
2 Sichuan peppercorn powder

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Toasted Sichuan peppercorns ground to a powder. It is stirred into dishes or sprinkled over them at the end for a numbing fragrance, and loses its potency within a few months of grinding.

Used in 4 dishes

担担面 dàndànmiàn

川北凉粉 chuānběiliángfěn

锅巴土豆 guōbā tǔdòu

狼牙土豆 lángyá tǔdòu

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

麻婆豆腐上撒点花椒粉更香。

Mápó dòufu shàng sǎ diǎn huājiāofěn gèng xiāng.

Mapo tofu is more fragrant with a sprinkle of ground Sichuan pepper.

HSK 7-9

她在肉里加了一小勺花椒粉。

Tā zài ròu lǐ jiā le yì xiǎo sháo huājiāofěn.

She added a small spoon of ground Sichuan pepper to the meat.

Tips

culture

花椒 (Sichuan pepper) produces the tingling numbness called 麻 - the first half of 麻辣 (numbing-spicy). Ground 花椒粉 is usually toasted first to wake up the aroma.