"Dr.Needles" > said about szechuan pepper:
> They're available again. My local Chinese supermarket got them in
> about 1 month ago. You can also get them on-line. Both these places
> had them the beginning of Nov.
>
> http://www.thecmccompany.com
>
> http://www.adrianascaravan.com

Why were they unavailable?

Warren