Beschreibung

We sell this North Vietnamese pepper under it’s French name, “Poivre des Cimes,” which literally means “pepper of the tips.” Its Latin name is zanthoxylum rhetsa, a piece of information to which you may well be indifferent unless you’re an impassioned botanist, but bear with us – zanthoxylum rhetsa also refers to more than one hundred varieties of Szechuan pepper. Like its more famous kin, Poivre des Cimes leaves a tingling, almost numbing sensation on your lips and tongue, although it is comparatively less aggressive and much more fruity. The name “pepper of the tips” derives from the fact that the bunches of fruit grow to a proud height of 6-12 meters. 

Arnaud has been working with the family and his long-time friend and business partner for over ten years now; his Poivre de Cimes has always been and still is of outstanding quality.

Slightly anesthetic with fruity notes reminiscent of tangerine. Pleasantly bitter and fresh, the smell is bound to make your mouth water.