Project Sichuan #10 - Slivered Pig Ears (Hongyou er si) - great pig is more than just pork

Project Sichuan #10 - Slivered Pig Ears (Hongyou er si) - great pig is more than just pork

Pig Ears are under-appreciated in the US and, unless you’re having soul food or nose-to-tail dining, you may not have even tried them. But in China — and especially in Sichuan Province — the Slivered Pig Ear is beloved and delicious. An immensely popular porcine treat either served as a small bite starter or with shots and beer at night.

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Project Sichuan #8 - Gong Bao Chicken by any other name…

Project Sichuan #8 - Gong Bao Chicken by any other name…

Gong Bao Chicken is perhaps the most popular of all Sichuan dishes and is found in nearly every Chinese restaurant around the world under any variety of names, including Kung Pao. But there is only one real-deal Gong Bao dish — and this is it.

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Project Sichuan #7 - Mapo Tofu: a tribute to Pock-Faced Grandma

Project Sichuan #7 - Mapo Tofu: a tribute to Pock-Faced Grandma

Mapo Tofu is one of those Sichuan Food masterpieces that Chinese restaurants the world over now serve. And for those who think they don’t like tofu, Mapo Doufu is the dish to try to gain tofu enlightenment and a smile from the pock-faced grandma who created it.

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Project Sichuan #6 - Water Boiled Fish - Silky fish meets Sichuan fire.

Project Sichuan #6 - Water Boiled Fish - Silky fish meets Sichuan fire.

Water Boiled Fish (Shui Zhu Yu) is one of of those special Sichuan dishes that causes a hush of voices at the table when first presented – sizzling oil bubbling atop a boiling caldron of blazing red chiles, Sichuan peppercorns and snow white tiles of silky fish unlike any you’ve ever had anywhere.



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Project Sichuan #5 - Dan Dan Noodles - Small eats with big taste

Project Sichuan #5 - Dan Dan Noodles - Small eats with big taste

With so many riffs on the recipe, it has been a search for great Dan Dan Mian and a lot of noodle eating to find the real-deal Dan Dan of my dreams. Wanna try them, too? Here is what you need to know.

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Project Sichuan #4 - Fish-Fragrant Eggplant, the sultry beauty of Sichuan simplicity

Project Sichuan #4 - Fish-Fragrant Eggplant, the sultry beauty of Sichuan simplicity

The soft, sultriness of Fish Fragrant Eggplant is something that Sichuan food fans swoon over. With the deep color, silky texture and ticklish taste of this unique flavor, this classic favorite causes all who eat it to immediately crave more.

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Mike’s Noodle House: Why Not to Judge a Book by its Cover.

Mike’s Noodle House: Why Not to Judge a Book by its Cover.

At Mike’s Noodle House in Seattle’s Chinatown the Congee and Noodle Soups draw a crowd of traditional Chinese food lovers who care more about how food tastes than how it looks.

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