Place to buy Sichuan peppercorn in MSP

[tvdxer]

Hello everyone. I have a simple question: do you know where Sichuan peppercorn is sold in the Metro? I'm pretty sure no place around here (Duluth) sells it, so it looks like I'll have to go to Minneapolis or St. Paul. I've asked before at the giant Asian supermarket on University Avenue in St. Paul and at the Little India Market on NE Central Ave in Minneapolis (because the ingredient is known in South Asian cooking as well) to no avail. Apparently, the import ban ended in 2005, so I know it's available in the U.S.

Thank you for your help.

[semanticantics]

Dragon Star or Sun Foods might have them.

[mitch cumstein]

most asian grocery stores have them, labeled under prickly ash berries...same thing as at penzeys under sichuan peppercorn but last time I got a pound or 2 for about 6 bucks(shuang hur)

[bkmnus]

scoopG is right, but be aware that they may not be labeled as Sichuan peppercorns. I think the last bag I bought was labeled chinese pink peppercorns.

[steve_in_stpaul]

Penzey's has them. And the Twin Cities have three Penzey's, on Grand in Saint Paul, Uptown, and Lakeville. You can also mail-order them from Penzey's if you aren't making the trek here for any other reason.

[tvdxer]

Thank you, I had my sister pick some up from the Lakeville location.

[scoopG]

Possibly United Noodles or Shuang Hur:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/665497