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    I've just bought some Szechuan pepper in hope of making szechuan pepper sauce. Mainly after reading this on Wiki:

    Harold McGee says the pepper seems to mess with different types of nerve endings simultaneously, inducing “sensitivity to touch and cold in nerves that are ordinarily nonsensitive,” and leaving you with an overall experience that could “cause a kind of general neurological confusion.” That sounds troubling. But the feeling is actually kind of invigorating. It’s a strange, kind of exciting combo. Pop rocks in the mouth! Tingling tongues are primed for the spicy heat of the actual chile peppers.

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