Asakura Zansho - Asakura Zansho

Japanese: アサクラザンショウ - あさくらざんしょう
Asakura Zansho - Asakura Zansho

…It ripens red in autumn, and the skin splits open to reveal shiny black seeds. There are varieties such as Asakura-zansho forma inerme Makino, which has almost no thorns and is large in fruit, and Yama-asakura-zansho forma brevispinosum Makino, which has short thorns. Sansho is in high demand because its leaves and fruits are widely used in Japanese cuisine and as a spice, and it is also cultivated in greenhouses in order to harvest young leaves in winter. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Asakusa Zansho" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…秋に赤く熟し,果皮が裂けて,中からつやのある黒色の種子が現れる。ほとんどとげがなく果実が大きめなアサクラザンショウforma inerme Makinoや,とげが短いヤマアサクラザンショウforma brevispinosum Makinoなどの変種がある。 サンショウは葉や果実が日本料理,香辛料などに広く利用されるので需要も多く,冬季に若葉を採るために,ビニルハウスを使った促成栽培もされている。…

※「アサクラザンショウ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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