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.
Lazi Ji — or Chongqing Chicken — Those crispy little chunks of deep fried chicken buried in a pile of blazing red chiles and a fistfull of Sichuan peppercorns. It’s one of the most popular — and misunderstood — Sichuan dishes that needlessly strikes terror in the mind of diners who love the flavor but fear the heat.
Read More“China is the place for food, and Sichuan is the place for flavor.” (“Shi zai zhongguo, wei zai Sichuan.”). PROJECT SICHUAN kicks off with this introduction to the wonders of Sichuanese food. Start here and follow along in future posts!
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FoodWalkers is dedicated to hungry people who scour the world for local food and want to share it with others. I walk to my food, eat without fear and walk again, searching for more. My approach is low to the ground, seeking authenticity in food and passion by the people who make it. It isn’t always pretty, but it's always interesting.
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