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Commodity illustration: Sichuan pepper

Category:Spices and aromatics

Sichuan pepper

Standard price
1,700 pieces of eight per Ton
Surplus
1,200 pieces of eight
Scarcity
1,900 pieces of eight

Export regions

Sichuan pepper is valued for the fragrant husks of small fruits, which split open around dark seeds. The husks give a citrus-like flavour and a tingling, slightly numbing sensation.

Chinese cooks use them in savoury and sweet preparations, including cakes with sugar, fennel and sesame. The fruit grows on prickly shrubs, then is gathered and dried. In a merchant's lot, the useful aromatic material is chiefly the husk, so a heap of dark seeds is not a sign of a better spice.

Sources and adaptations

Pavillon Noir official references:

  • Carnet de Vercourt, p. 533, PDF pages 521.
  • La Révolte, p. 308.

Ludic RPG adaptations:

  • Commodity description.
  • Illustration (AI-assisted).

An independent, unofficial fan-made resource, created by Ludic RPG and adapted from the role-playing game Pavillon Noir.