I’m building a citrus-electric rub for dry-aged duck and want real North Sumatran andaliman (not Sichuan), ideally whole berries with their floral oil intact — any trusted importer who can ship 1–2 kg to NYC and vouch for harvest date? Happy to trade notes on how it sings with palm sugar, torch ginger, and a touch of smoked coconut oil in a 48-hour cure.
I’ve had good results with Burlap & Barrel’s andaliman — email their wholesale team and they’ll pull 1–2 kg from the latest North Sumatra lot, note the harvest year, and ship to NYC vacuum-sealed to keep the floral oil intact: https://www.burlapandbarrel.com/products/andaliman-pepper. Small caveat: ask for clusters with minimal stem breakage; the citrus “zing” holds up better for your 48‑hour cure with smoked coconut oil — do you want them whole-on-cluster or trimmed?
And for NYC, @Kalustyans can pull North Sumatran andaliman in 1–2 kg, vacuum‑sealed whole clusters, and will send the import doc with harvest year if you ask — call their wholesale counter or use https://kalustyans.com; , too many vendors sneak in Sichuan. Small caveat: the bag rarely shows the date, so ask for the COA — are you set on whole clusters or cleaned berries for that “48-hour cure”?