The difference between pepper and Sichuan pepper powder

Pepper and Sichuan pepper powder are both common spicy cooking condiments. Pepper powder is made from pepper fruits and is the main seasoning spice. It has a bitter and spicy taste and can be added to a variety of dishes. It can also be used as medicine to treat symptoms such as stomach cold. Sichuan pepper powder is made from Sichuan peppercorns and has a spicy taste. It is an indispensable condiment and can also be used as medicine. Without these two seasonings, life would be less colorful. Let’s distinguish the difference between the two.

Production:

Sichuan pepper powder is a spice made from Sichuan peppercorns. The production steps are as follows: take the dried and cleaned peppercorns, put them into a wok, and stir-fry them over a low heat while stirring constantly; or use a roasting machine to stir-fry them at 120-130°C for 6-10 minutes, take them out and cool them naturally to room temperature, use a grinder to grind them into 80-100 mesh, put them into a plastic film composite bag according to a certain quantity, and seal them to make the finished peppercorn powder.

Function:

Traditional Chinese medicine claims that pepper has the effect of warming the stomach and dispelling cold. Pepper can be black or white. Black pepper powder has a stronger flavor and a slightly better seasoning effect; white pepper powder has higher medicinal value, has a stronger flavor and a better pungent and dispersing effect. Pepper is pungent and hot in nature, and enters the stomach and large intestine meridians; it has the effects of warming the middle and lowering the Qi, eliminating phlegm and detoxifying; it is mainly used to treat cold phlegm and food accumulation, cold pain in the abdomen, nausea, vomiting of clear water, diarrhea, and cold dysentery; it can be applied externally to treat sores, snake bites, and dog bites; it can also detoxify food.

Sichuan pepper powder can increase appetite. Sichuan pepper has a fragrant smell and can remove the fishy smell of various meats. It can promote saliva secretion and increase appetite. It can lower blood pressure. Studies have found that Sichuan pepper can dilate blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure. It can also expel parasites by drinking Sichuan pepper water. It can also prevent toothache. If the toothache is caused by hot or cold food, put a grain of Sichuan pepper on the affected tooth and the pain will slowly disappear.

Nutritional Analysis:

pepper:

1. The main component of pepper is piperine, which also contains a certain amount of aromatic oil, crude protein, crude fat and soluble nitrogen, which can remove fishy smell, relieve greasiness and aid digestion;

2. The smell of pepper can increase appetite;

3. Pepper is warm in nature, and has a good effect on relieving stomach and abdominal pain, intestinal rumbling and diarrhea caused by stomach cold, and can treat colds;

4. Pepper has the function of antiseptic and antibacterial, and can detoxify fish and shrimp;

Pepper powder:

1. Sichuan pepper has a fragrant smell, which can remove the fishy smell of various meats, change the taste, promote saliva secretion and increase appetite;

2. Medical research has found that pepper can dilate blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure;

3. Taking pepper water can expel parasites;

4. Zanthoxylum bungeanum has the effects of warming the middle and dispelling cold, removing dampness and relieving pain, killing insects and detoxifying, and relieving itching and fishy smell;