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Sichuan Hot Pot 四川火锅
Peppery, fragrant broth and communal cooking — the dish that made mala famous far beyond Sichuan.
Sichuan · Hot pot

Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐
Soft tofu in a spicy bean-paste sauce — built on Pixian doubanjiang and Sichuan peppercorn.
Sichuan · Classic

Hot Dry Noodles 热干面
Sesame paste, chili oil, and chewy noodles — Wuhan’s breakfast icon, now eaten across China.
Hubei · Noodles

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+<span style="color:#78716c;font-size:95%;">An English-language encyclopedia of Chinese food. Everyone is welcome to edit.</span>
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+[[File:Featured Sichuan Hot Pot.jpg|center|frameless|400px|link=Sichuan Hot Pot|alt=Sichuan Hot Pot]]
-==  😇 Featured ==
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+'''[[Sichuan Hot Pot]]''' <span style="color:#78716c;">四川火锅</span><br />
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+<span style="font-size:90%;color:#57534e;">Peppery, fragrant broth and communal cooking — the dish that made mala famous far beyond Sichuan.</span><br />
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+<span style="font-size:85%;">''Sichuan · Hot pot''</span>
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-<div class="col-md-4">[[File:Sichuan Hot Pot or Chengdu Hot Pot.jpg|thumb|200x150px|link=Sichuan Hot Pot|[[Sichuan Hot Pot]] 四川火锅 or 成都火锅]]</div>
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+<div style="background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e7e5e4;border-radius:12px;padding:10px;height:100%;">
-[[Sichuan Hot Pot]] (Simplified Chinese: 四川火锅 or 成都火锅; Traditional Chinese: 四川火鍋 or 成都火鍋; Pinyin: Sìchuān huǒguō or chéngdū huǒguō;) is famous for its peppery, spicy, fresh and fragrant flavor. It originated from the folk and sublimed in the imperial court. Whether ordinary or distinguished, male or female, young or old, its consumer group covers a wide range and the per capita consumption frequency is large, which is beyond the reach of others. As a kind of food, hotpot has become the representative food in Sichuan and Chongqing. [[Chong Qing Hot Pot]] is also popular in local.</div>
+<div style="aspect-ratio:4/3;overflow:hidden;border-radius:8px;background:#f5f5f4;">
+[[File:Featured Mapo Tofu.jpg|center|frameless|400px|link=Mapo Tofu|alt=Mapo Tofu]]
+</div>
+<div style="padding-top:10px;">
+'''[[Mapo Tofu]]''' <span style="color:#78716c;">麻婆豆腐</span><br />
+<span style="font-size:90%;color:#57534e;">Soft tofu in a spicy bean-paste sauce — built on Pixian doubanjiang and Sichuan peppercorn.</span><br />
+<span style="font-size:85%;">''Sichuan · Classic''</span>
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+[[File:Featured Hot Dry Noodles.jpg|center|frameless|400px|link=Hot Dry Noodles|alt=Hot Dry Noodles]]
+</div>
+<div style="padding-top:10px;">
+'''[[Hot Dry Noodles]]''' <span style="color:#78716c;">热干面</span><br />
+<span style="font-size:90%;color:#57534e;">Sesame paste, chili oil, and chewy noodles — Wuhan’s breakfast icon, now eaten across China.</span><br />
+<span style="font-size:85%;">''Hubei · Noodles''</span>
+</div></div></div>
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-== 😆 Food ==
-<br />
-A: [[Almond Chicken]]
-B: [[Braised Pork Ribs in Soy Sauce]] [[Beggar’s Chicken]] [[Bang Bang Chicken]] [[Beef and Tomato Soup]] [[Bo Bo Chicken]]
+== Browse by region ==
+{| style="width:100%; border-spacing:12px;"
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| style="width:42%; background:#fff7ed; border:1px solid #fdba74; border-radius:12px; padding:14px;" |
+=== [[Chinese Food Map]] ===
+Explore cuisines by province, municipality, and special region — then jump into dishes and seasonings.
-C: [[Chuan Chuan Xiang]] [[Century Egg]] [[Chop Suey]] [[Chongqing Noodles]] [[Chong Qing Hot Pot]] [[Chinese Tomato Egg]] [[Chinese Chive Pocket]] [[Citrus Chicken]] [[Cat Ear]]  [[Coca Cola Chicken Wings]]
+[[Chinese Food Map|Open the full map →]]
+| style="width:58%; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:12px; padding:14px;" |
+[[Sichuan Food|Sichuan]] · [[Guangdong Food|Guangdong]] · [[Beijing Food|Beijing]] · [[Shanghai Food|Shanghai]] · [[Chongqing Food|Chongqing]] · [[Hunan Food|Hunan]] · [[Jiangsu Food|Jiangsu]] · [[Xinjiang Food|Xinjiang]] · [[Shandong Food|Shandong]] · [[Zhejiang Food|Zhejiang]] · [[Hong Kong Food|Hong Kong]] · [[Taiwan Food|Taiwan]]
-D: [[Dan Dan Noodles]] [[DongPo Stewed Pork]] [[Dapanji]] [[Donkey Burger]]
+More: [[Hebei Food|Hebei]] · [[Jiangxi Food|Jiangxi]] · [[Yunnan Food|Yunnan]] · [[Fujian Food|Fujian]] · [[Anhui Food|Anhui]] · [[Shaanxi Food|Shaanxi]] · ''[[Chinese Food Map|see all]]''
+|}
-F: [[Fuqi Feipian]]
+== Browse by what you're eating ==
+{| style="width:100%; border-spacing:10px;"
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| style="width:33%; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:12px; padding:12px;" |
+=== Hot pot & mala ===
+* [[Sichuan Hot Pot]]
+* [[Chong Qing Hot Pot|Chongqing Hot Pot]]
+* [[Malatang]]
+* [[Mao Cai]]
+* [[Ma La Xiang Guo]]
+<span style="font-size:90%;">[[Sichuan Food|More Sichuan →]]</span>
+| style="width:33%; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:12px; padding:12px;" |
+=== Noodles & staples ===
+* [[Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles]]
+* [[Dan Dan Noodles]]
+* [[Hot Dry Noodles]]
+* [[Luo Si Fen]]
+* [[Yangzhou Fried Rice]]
+<span style="font-size:90%;">[[List of dishes (A-Z)|Full A-Z list →]]</span>
+| style="width:33%; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:12px; padding:12px;" |
+=== Street food ===
+* [[Roujiamo]]
+* [[Donkey Burger]]
+* [[Chuan Chuan Xiang]]
+* [[Stinky Tofu]]
+* [[Cat Ear]]
+<span style="font-size:90%;">[[Chinese Snack|Snacks hub →]]</span>
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| style="background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:12px; padding:12px;" |
+=== Banquet classics ===
+* [[Mapo Tofu]]
+* [[Kung Pao Chicken]]
+* [[DongPo Stewed Pork]]
+* [[Sweet and Sour Ribs]]
+* [[General Tso’s Chicken]]
+| style="background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:12px; padding:12px;" |
+=== Snacks & candy ===
+* [[White Rabbit Candy]]
+* [[Hsu Fu Chi]]
+* [[Jin Zai Food]]
+* [[Chinese Candy]]
+* [[Chinese Snack]]
+<span style="font-size:90%;">[[Chinese Drink|Drinks →]]</span>
+| style="background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:12px; padding:12px;" |
+=== Seasonings ===
+* [[Doubanjiang]]
+* [[Pixian Doubanjiang]]
+* [[Lao Gan Ma]]
+* [[Hot Pot Sauce]]
+* [[Five Spice Powder]]
+* [[Types Of Taste]]
+<span style="font-size:90%;">[[Types Of Taste|Taste primer →]]</span>
+|}
-G: [[General Tso’s Chicken]] [[Guoba]] [[Fried Pork in Scoop]] [[Guilin Rice Noodles]]
+== Start here ==
+{| style="width:100%; border-spacing:10px;"
-H: [[Hot Dry Noodles]]
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| style="width:25%; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:10px; padding:12px;" | '''[[Types Of Taste]]'''<br /><span style="font-size:90%;color:#78716c;">Five flavors & compound tastes</span>
-K: [[Kung Pao Chicken]]
+| style="width:25%; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:10px; padding:12px;" | '''[[Doubanjiang]]'''<br /><span style="font-size:90%;color:#78716c;">Soul of many Sichuan dishes</span>
+| style="width:25%; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:10px; padding:12px;" | '''[[Chinese Food Map]]'''<br /><span style="font-size:90%;color:#78716c;">All regions in one place</span>
-L: [[Laziji]] [[Long Chao Shou]]  [[Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles]] [[Luo Si Fen]]
+| style="width:25%; background:#ffffff; border:1px solid #e7e5e4; border-radius:10px; padding:12px;" | '''[[Sichuan Food]]'''<br /><span style="font-size:90%;color:#78716c;">A regional overview to begin</span>
+|}
-M: [[Mao Cai]] [[Malatang]] [[Mapo Tofu]] [[Mushrooms In Oyster Sauce]] [[Ma La Xiang Guo]] [[Mao Xue Wang]]
-P: [[Pig Feet Stew with Noodles]]
-R: [[Red Cooked Eggplant]] [[Rice Noodle Roll]] [[Roujiamo]]
-S: [[Sichuan Boiled Fish]] [[Sichuan Boiled Beef]] [[Sweet and Sour Ribs]] [[Steamed Fish Head with Chop Bell Pepper]] [[Saliva Chicken]] [[Suan La Fen]] [[Stinky Tofu]] [[Sesame Paste Noodles]] [[Sichuan Hot Pot]]
-T: [[Twice cooked pork]]
-Y: [[Yuxiang Shredded Pork]] [[Yangzhou Fried Rice]] [[Yang Chun Noodles]]
-Z: [[Zongzi]]
-== 😋 Snacks ==
-[[White Rabbit Candy]] [[Three Squirrels]] [[Wahaha]] [[Qiaqia]] [[Truelove Food]] [[Xiangbalao]] [[Yake Food]] [[Yaoshengji Food]] [[Jianlibao]] [[Golden Monkey Food]] [[Niupi Candy]] [[Hsu Fu Chi]] [[Chinese Sesame Soft Candy]] [[Pan Pan Food]] [[Jin Zai Food]]
-== 😊 Seasoning ==
-Five Spice Powder [[Doubanjiang]] [[Pixian Doubanjiang]] [[Lao Gan Ma]] [[Hot Pot Sauce]]
-== 🤣 Map==
-[[Chinese Food Map]]: [[Chongqing Food]] [[Tibetan Food]] [[Xinjiang Food]] [[Inner Mongolia Food]] [[Yunnan Food]] [[Guizhou Food]] [[Ningxia Food]] [[Qinghai Food]] [[Gansu Food]] [[Guangxi Food]] [[Anhui Food]] [[Heilongjiang Food]] [[Fujian Food]] [[Jilin Food]] [[Liaoning Food]] [[Tianjin Food]] [[Hainan Food]] [[Henan Food]] [[Guangdong Food]] [[Hubei Food]] [[Hunan Food]] [[Jiangsu Food]] [[Shaanxi Food]]
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