Unlike Sichuan cuisine, the food of Hunan province is relatively unknown outside China, which is surprising given that it is the birthplace of Mao Zedong. Even in Hong Kong, which offers a great range ...

The word “Hunan” has appeared in the names of Chinese restaurants in the United States, and in the names of dishes on their menus, for decades, without many Americans knowing what it meant exactly.

A spicy, bold type of cuisine has a new home in Kendall Square. Sumiao Hunan Kitchen, which opens to the public on Friday, July 28, is the first dedicated Hunanese-Chinese restaurant in the Boston ...

(MENAFN- Media OutReach Newswire) BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 16 October 2025 - As the spicy aroma of Hunan cuisine wafts through the streets of Bangkok, a cross-border culinary ...

Chances are excellent that, if you’re dining at a restaurant with “Hunan” in its name, you’re not eating food anyone born in Hunan province would recognize. Four decades after Americans fell for this ...

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Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. The city is undergoing a spiciness explosion. Tick off all the ways you can ...

Hunan Tapas, the popular Chinese eatery, opened its second Long Island location this summer, bringing the bold, spicy flavors of Hunan cuisine to Great Neck. Owner Chi Zhang, who launched the first ...

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