The Mala Market Da Hong Pao Sichuan Pepper

Single-origin Sichuan pepper.

The Mala Market all began when Taylor, a former journalist, created The Mala Market blog as a place to document her adventures learning to cook Sichuan food for Fongchong, her recently adopted 11-year-old daughter. Their shared obsession with mala—Sichuan's numbing and spicy cuisine—helped them bond as mother and daughter while also keeping them connected to China. They eventually began visiting Sichuan's factories and farms together and, in 2016, opened The Mala Market in order to share their discoveries with other home cooks.