It is possible to come across names such as `` Szechwan pepper , '' `` Chinese pepper , '' `` Japanese pepper , '' `` Aniseed pepper , '' `` Sprice pepper , '' `` Chinese prickly ash , '' `` Fagara , '' `` Sansho , '' `` Nepal pepper , '' `` Indonesian lemon pepper , '' and others , sometimes referring to specific species within this group , since this plant is not well known enough in the West to have an established name . In America , it is possible to come across names such as `` Szechwan pepper , '' `` Chinese pepper , '' `` Japanese pepper , '' `` aniseed pepper , '' `` Sprice pepper , '' `` Chinese prickly-ash , '' `` Fagara , '' `` sansho , '' `` Nepal pepper , '' `` Indonesian lemon pepper , '' and others , sometimes referring to specific species within this group , since this plant is not well known enough in the West to have an established name .