Description

Andaliman (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC) is native to North Sumatra. The plant grows wild in Tapanuli and is a part of the Rutacea family and close to a Sichuan or Szechwan pepper (Z. piperitum, Z. simulans, and Z. schinifolium). This andaliman also has a natural antioxidant source.
Fresh Andaliman has a small, green and round fruit. The dried fruit of andaliman has an aromatic odor that, for most species, can be described as lemon-like, with more or less pronounced warm. The taste is pungent and biting; it may take some time to develop, but in the end produces a strongly numbing, almost anesthetic feeling on the tongue.