Description
Wadaman was founded in 1883 and produces probably the most rare and exceptional version of sansho powder, a native pepper used for over a millennium in Japan.
Green sansho berries are gathered by an ever-dwindling group of septuagenarians and octogenarians on the hillsides of Wakayama prefecture. The berries are dried and processed to a potent verdant green powder to be used sparingly on meats and grilled fish. Sansho has a natural numbing agent, so less is more of this precious powder.