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Tag Archives: Sichuan
Simple everyday pork
The Chinese word for meat (肉, ròu) implies pork, demonstrating just how how central to Chinese cuisine it is. Pork is enjoyed in all kinds of ways: seasoned and air-cured into tasty bacon, stir-fried as a main dish, barbecued, or ground … Continue reading
Posted in Meat, Pork, Recipes, Stir-fry
Tagged Asia, Asian food, China, chinese food, Lao Gan Ma, pork, Sichuan, Sichuan peppers
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Long beans (长豆角) with wood ear mushroom slivers, dried chiles, and Sichuan peppercorns
Long beans (长豆角, zhǎng dòujiǎo), also called yard-long beans or asparagus beans, are a staple in southern China. Thankfully, their popularity is growing worldwide as well. The beans tend to be a bit thinner and softer than the traditional Western … Continue reading
Posted in Long beans, Mushrooms, Recipes, Stir-fry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Asia, Asian food, China, chinese food, long beans, mushrooms, Sichuan, Sichuan peppers
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Mapo doufu (麻婆豆腐)
Legend has it that there was an old lady (婆, pó) in Chengdu who was once afflicted with some kind of disease such as leprosy or smallpox, and thus disfigured with pockmarks (麻子, mázi). She lived on the outskirts of the … Continue reading
Posted in Meat, Pork, Recipes, Stir-fry, Tofu, Vegetables
Tagged Asia, Asian food, China, chinese food, ma po tofu, mapo doufu, mapo tofu, Sichuan, Sichuan peppers, Sichuanese food, tofu
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Sichuan beef
This is another comforting recipe, with the ma la (麻辣) or “numbing and spicy” Sichuan flavors. It’s also simple, by which I mean it can be cooked in the time it takes to prepare your rice. In another post I mentioned that … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Meat, Recipes, Stir-fry
Tagged beef, China, chinese food, Sichuan, Sichuan beef, Sichuan peppers
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Sichuan pepper steak
Well, this recipe isn’t very different from some of the others I’ve posted. This is basically just a quick-and-easy pepper steak dish with that excellent ma la (麻辣), or “numbing and spicy,” Sichuan flavor. The husks of the Sichuan peppers create … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Meat, Recipes, Stir-fry
Tagged beef, China, chinese food, Sichuan, Sichuan peppers, steak
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Noodles with beef and Sichuan peppers
This dish is simple yet excellent, and gives me an opportunity to sing the praises of Sichuan peppercorns. Sichuan peppers (花椒) impart a really unique taste; they’re like a cross between cayenne and Novocain. Seriously. They have a real spiciness, … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Meat, Noodles, Recipes
Tagged beef, China, Cinese food, noodles, Sichuan, Sichuan peppers
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Liang mian (凉面)
So this is liang mian (凉面), literally “cold noodles,” a simple but wonderful dish that has its origin in Sichuan Province. It’s one of those foods where every street vendor, every restaurant, every Sichuanese cook will have their own recipe. … Continue reading
Posted in Noodles, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged China, chinese food, cold noodles, liang main, sesame paste, Sichuan, Sichuan province
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