The stereotype about Sichuan cuisine, says food writer and cookbook author Fuchsia Dunlop, is that it's all chile and lip-tingling Sichuan pepper. "But actually it's more complex than that. Real ...

Broad bean chili paste, or doubanjiang, is another essential ingredient in Sichuan cuisine. This fermented paste mixes broad beans with soy sauce and chili peppers for a rich umami flavor with a hint ...

Milk Street learns the secrets of Sichuan cuisine from expert Fuchsia Dunlop. Christopher Kimball learns Sichuan cooking secrets from Fuchsia Dunlop, starting with Sichuan-Style Cold Poached Chicken ...

Mapo tofu is one of Sichuan cuisine’s most iconic dishes. It consists of silky tofu bathed in a fiery, aromatic sauce that ...

CHENGDU, China - One bite into the chili-strewn dish known as Water Boiled Fish, and your mouth explodes. Your forehead erupts in beads of sweat, eyes water, the nose runs, and the tongue and lips go ...