{"id":1692,"date":"2019-09-02T05:20:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T21:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2019\/09\/02\/the-characteristics-of-sichuan-cuisine\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T13:14:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T05:14:56","slug":"the-characteristics-of-sichuan-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-characteristics-of-sichuan-cuisine\/","title":{"rendered":"The characteristics of Sichuan Cuisine!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Sichuan Province, some dishes are highly spiced and peppery; so it is often said that numbing, hot spices are the main characteristics of Sichuan cuisine<\/a>. Nonetheless, popular belief, Sichuan dishes have many other flavors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In Sichuan Province, some dishes are highly spiced and peppery; so it is often said that numbing, hot spices are the main characteristics of Sichuan cuisine. Nonetheless<\/a>, popular belief, Sichuan dishes have many other flavors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A popular saying says \u201cChina has food<\/a>, and Sichuan has flavor.\u201d The flavors of Sichuan cuisine can be rather complex. Chefs blend many spices to create various flavors, including su\u0101n l\u00e0 w\u00e8i (\u9178\u8fa3\u5473, hot and sour sauce), y\u00fa xi\u0101ng w\u00e8i (\u9c7c\u9999\u5473, tasty fish-flavored sauce), m\u00e1 l\u00e0 w\u00e8i (\u9ebb\u8fa3\u5473, numbingly spicy sauce) and y\u0101n x\u016bn w\u00e8i (\u70df\u718f\u5473\uff0c smoked flavored sauce).<\/b>
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Now I would like to introduce some famous Sichuan dishes for you:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Guoba Roupian (\u9505\u5df4\u8089\u7247)\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Guoba refers to crispy chunks of rice. These are heated on a hot plate, and the waiter then <\/span>pour<\/span> hot stew over them. The stewed meat and vegetables soften the rice to a crunchy texture.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zhangcha Yazi (\u6a1f\u8336\u9e2d\u5b50)\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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This is Sichuan duck smoked with camellia and camphor leaves. It smells good, looks dark red in color and has a crunchy exterior but tender meat. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Gongbao Jiding (\u5bab\u4fdd\u9e21\u4e01)\uff1a<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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This is spicy chicken fried with peanuts. The main ingredients are small chunks of chicken breast, with dry peppercorns and peanuts. Almost all local restaurants serve this dish. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Y\u00fa xi\u0101ng r\u00f2u s\u012b (\u9c7c\u9999\u8089\u4e1d)\uff1a<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This is Fish-Fragrant Sliced Pork, a pork dish cooked with bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and special Sichuan seasonings and spices. The sauce is called <\/span>yuxiang<\/span>, which means \u201cfish fragrance\u201d. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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M\u00e1 p\u00f3 D\u00f2ufu (\u9ebb\u5a46\u8c46\u8150) or Mapo Bean Curd:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mapo<\/span> literally means a woman with a pock-marked face, doufu means \u201cbean curd,\u201d A common Sichuan dish, Mapo doufu is bean curd dish flavored with many spices, including chopped scallions, minced garlic, minced fresh ginger, Chinese <\/span>chilli-sauce<\/span> or crushed dried red chili-peppers and flower peppercorn.<\/span><\/p>\n

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