Japanese peppercorns are called huajiao (花椒); they are deciduous low trees native to Japan and the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, and are planted in Japan as well as in the country's mountainous regions, where their leaves and fruits are used as food and spices.

In Japan, March and April are the most flavorful times for young pepper leaves, and the common menu item "kibuno buds" is pepper leaves. Compared with Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, Japanese pepper leaves have a lighter flavor and more lemon and mint aroma. Because of the same season, spring bamboo shoots and pepper leaves are almost fixed in Kyoto cuisine. Whether it is One shot or rice, the freshness of spring bamboo shoots and the freshness of pepper leaves make the flavor very refreshing.

Pepper notes and key notes:

Eczema itching, antibacterial effect. Peppercorns can accelerate the death of various fungal cells, the deep fungus has a certain inhibition and killing effect oh. Insecticidal itching, insect repellent effect. Peppercorns contain volatile oil in the insulation of Ren's liquid can make roundworms serious poisoning. Therefore, pepper has the effect of insect repellent.

Warming pain, analgesic effect. Pepper's efficacy and function is more, it can also reduce the injured parts of the pain, such as dental caries toothache, etc.; conducive to digestion, dehumidification and diarrhea. Pepper is beneficial to the human digestive system, this point we all still do not know it. In addition to this, pepper can also be treated due to ulcer formation and diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and many other symptoms.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Pepper