kosho
Kosho is a Japanese term that broadly denotes pepper and pepper-related ingredients, used in diverse culinary contexts. In Japanese writing, the basic sense is胡椒, meaning black pepper, the dried fruit of Piper nigrum, ground or used whole as a common spice.
The term also refers to sanshō, the Japanese pepper tree or its fruit, from Zanthoxylum piperitum and
A well-known kosho product is yuzu kosho, a paste made from chili peppers, grated yuzu peel, and
In cooking, kosho can refer to the pepper itself or to flavorings that contain pepper. Its applications
Etymology-wise, the word kosho derives from the kanji 胡椒, meaning pepper, reflecting the historical import of pepper