PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spice or a flavoring including at least one kind selected from red paper, Zanthoxylum piperitum and citron, in which, even if being stored in an air-containing vessel over a long period, secular changes such as the decline of flavor and color are relatively reduced, and a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: Provided is a spice or a flavoring formed so as to be a round pill shape, containing at least one kind of spice component and/or flavoring component selected from red pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum, and citron, and a non-glutinous rice component and a glutinous rice component. The spice or the flavoring is produced through a step of adding water to and kneading at least one kind of pulverized spice component and/or flavoring component selected from red pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum, and citron, and a non-glutinous rice component and a glutinous component, forming the kneaded matter into a round pill shape, and drying the pill-shaped matter.
