Nepal pepper - Szechwan pepper, Sichuan pepper, Chinese pepper, (Z. armatum) - Timmur - (टिम्मुर, तिम्बुर)
Also known as ban timmur or Nepali pepper, this is a highly pungent, sharp tasting dried berry from the prickly ash shrub family. It is often mistaken for black pepper, but has an entirely different flavor and is, in fact, not related to the black pepper family.
Also known as ban timmur or Nepali pepper, this is a highly pungent, sharp tasting dried berry from the prickly ash shrub family. It is often mistaken for black pepper, but has an entirely different flavor and is, in fact, not related to the black pepper family.
When the berry matures, it splits into two halves with a shiny black seed. It has a rough, wrinkled, and uneven surface and the aroma lies in the split covering of the pod, not in the seed. |
Close-up look of berries with black seeds |
Timmur is most commonly used spice in Nepali pickles and chutneys. |