(includes cocktail mixer recipes) Though they can also be used as an exciting garnish, salad ingredient, or in frozen desserts, Szechuan Buttons (aka Sichuan Buttons) excel as the cocktail mixer of the future, and a lot of cutting edge mixologists are experimenting with them as we speak.  Most often the tiny yellow/brown petals are used (pinched off …

This summery cocktail is sweet and citrusy with a szechuan button tingling-kiss just a few seconds after you sip it.  You’ll find recipes for the infused gin & citrus juice by reading How to Make Szechuan Button Drinks. Ingredients: (per drink) 2oz Szechuan Button Infused Gin 1/2oz Szechuan Button Infused Citrus Juice 1/4oz Agave Nectar …

Ingredients: (makes one 3.5oz drink) 2 1/2oz of good quality Bourbon (we recommend a sweeter variety) 1oz Orange & Anise Brandy  (Good Quality Brandy, Star Anise, Orange Peel) ½ of a Szechuan Button bud 1 Star Anise (for garnish) Ice Directions: 1. Steep the star anise and orange peel in good quality brandy for at least …

This cocktail tastes of caramel, vanilla and cocoa blended with anise and citrus & finishes with a buzz. Ingredients: (per drink) 2oz Bourbon 1/8oz Pernod 1/4oz Simple Syrup 1/4oz Vermouth 1/4oz Crème de Cacao 1/2oz Szechuan Button Infused Citrus Juice Dash of Orange Bitters Szechuan Button Petals for garnish Directions: 1. Shake all liquid ingredients with …

Below you’ll find ten ingenious cocktails invented by the foodie blogosphere using Szechuan buttons – an exotic edible flower that makes your mouth tingle when you chew it. Knuckle Salad’s Tootsie Pop Rock Martini and At Home with Rebecka’s Bite My Sweet Tarts-Tini were judged the most exciting by readers of the Marx Foods blog …

This simple but tasty cocktail is herbal with lots of baking spice carried by the szechuan tingle. Ingredients: (per drink) 1oz Chartreuse 1oz Sweet Vermouth 1oz Gin Dash of Orange Bitters 1 Szechuan Button Directions 1.  Pinch all the petals off of the szechuan button. 2.  Stir all liquid ingredients over ice, strain into a …

Post and recipe by Christo from ChezWhat. Wake up brunch there is a new Mary in town!  The buttons in the drink and the sugar, salt, button combo on the glasses’ rims will be enough ‘hair of the dog’ for anyone! A Bloody Button Mary is a twist on the traditional Bloody Mary, and while …

Christo from ChezWhat is at it again with his third Szechuan button recipe… Has your mouth needed a treat lately? All the hustle and bustle of the holidays but you’ve been able to hold your tongue? Well now it’s time to treat those deserving tastebuds to flavors and sensations that will make you sing. Coconut …

This tequila-based cocktail is well balanced by crème de cacao’s richness, agave’s sweetness, grapefruit bitters’ bite and szechuan button‘s electricity.    Ingredients: (per drink) 2oz Silver Tequila 1/2oz Szechuan Button Infused Citrus Juice 1/4oz Agave Nectar Dash of Grapefruit Bitters 1/4oz Crème de Cacao Twist of Lime 1 Szechuan Button Directions: 1. Shake all liquid ingredients …

Tammy Quackenbush lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her love of Korean food started when she taught ESL in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, back in 1996-1997. However, she didn’t become “famous” for her Korean cooking style until she started making cooking videos on YouTube as Koreanfornian Cooking in 2007. Her recipes and articles have been featured …