The hot pepper was introduced into China from South America around the end of the 17th century. Once it came to Sichuan, it became a favored food flavoring. Sichuan has high humidity and many ...

Sichuan food is not for the faint of heart, but there's a lot to love about the Chinese region's intensely flavorful fare. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than 15 ...

Food is business, pleasure ... all washed down with copious cups of tea. Over in China’s Sichuan basin, everything from noodles to tofu to bullfrog are served up with a one-two punch of ...

This month we explore restaurants serving Chinese regional cuisines – from peppery Hunan food to elegantly seasoned Ningbo dishes and premium Chiu Chow fare. With its garnet-hued carpets and ...

Learning to cook a new kind of cuisine is always a mix of thrilling and daunting, especially when you've just started stocking up on pantry items for wide-ranging cuisines like Chinese Sichuan.

Sichuan pepper is sold as whole berries or a ground powder. Try to buy the freshest berries you can, as they quickly lose their pungency.

It starts life as one dish – chopped up, bone-in chicken pieces with a thick, complex sauce seasoned with lots of spices that you might not normally associate with Chinese food, but it ends up ...

Sichuan pepper is sold as whole berries or a ground powder. Try to buy the freshest berries you can, as they quickly lose their pungency.