Common names for plants can be colorful, descriptive — and sometimes misleading. For example, southern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) isn’t a true ash tree but is actually related to lemons, ...

Sansho is a japanese seasoning derived from the seeds of the prickly ash. You're going to want to sprinkle it on every healthy dish. Have you ever taken a bite of something and thought: “Now that’s a ...

There were days a couple of years ago when you might have spotted Lee Hefter, executive chef of Spago Beverly Hills, prowling through shops in Chinatown searching for an ingredient that then was ...