Product Description
Origin | China/Africa |
Taste | Sparkling, electric, numbing |
Usage | Cocktails, amuses, desserts, ice cream |
Culture | Socially responsible culture with biological crop protection |
Availability | Year round |
Storage | Up to ten days at 12-16°C |
Taste and usage
Sechuan Cress a green leaf, which creates a light sparkling (champagne), to anaesthetic
sensation in the mouth.
It has no taste, nor does it influence the taste, but it is an experience, a real attention
hiker! Sechuan Cress can be used in all kinds of cocktails, fruit-juices, amuses and ice creams.
Origin
Sechuan Cress has been developed from the plant that produces the Sechuan Button; the effect
however is much milder.
The plant which has its origin in Africa and South America, when those two continents where still connected.
Now it is only found in specific areas of Africa.
The name Sechuan Buttons was chosen because of its flavour, which is comparable to the Sechuan Pepper.
Availability and storage
Sechuan Cress is available year round and can easily be stored for up to ten days at a temperature
of 12-16°C.
Produced in a socially responsible culture, Sechuan Cress meets the hygienic kitchen standards.
The product is ready to use, since it is grown clean and hygienically.
Sechuan Cress is, as all the Koppert Cress cresses and specialties, produced according to the SQF
2000 guidelines.