Chengdu, Sichuan, China — ShowShanti owes a lot of its success and existence to the families found using social media. One such family of brother Jiǎng Yì (蒋毅) and sister Jiǎng Lì (蒋利) was found online. We broadcasted our desire to meet families in Sichuan region to learn [...]
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Twice-cooked pork is a famous Sichuan dish. It takes its name from the method of cooking the pork… twice. I learned this dish from Jiǎng Yì (蒋毅) in Chengdu. Jiǎng Yì can prepare eight recipes of twice-cooked pork. This recipe is lighter in spice and flavor than the variation usually served in a [...]
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Living in China, I’m not always the first to catch drift of television series airing in the States. I keep up with as much as I can via Twitter and other foodie blogs. There’s so much happening in the food world with so many appetites sharing their experiences of all-things-food. It’s difficult to [...]
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Chengdu, Sichuan, China — Chef Yu Bo (喻波) runs Yu’s Family Kitchen, a simple, elegant restaurant on Zhǎi alley. He once dedicated his culinary studies of 10 years to studying under famous Sichuan cuisine chefs. Since then, he has won international fame for his innovative culinary prowess.
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Chengdu, Sichuan, China — I thought I knew what Má Pó Dòufu (麻婆豆腐, Pock-marked Old Mother’s Tofu) was until I had the real thing in Chengdu. Going to the Asian food aisle in a Western supermarket and picking up a packet of Ma Po Tofu instant sauce to help [...]
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Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA — Tempted by Fuchsia Dunlop’s chapter about Chef Yu Bo, from her book Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China, I gathered a small group to experience the whims and culinary mastery at Yu’s Family [...]
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我们是通过英国著名美食作家Fuchsia Dunlop 的一本书Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper而知道成都著名的喻家厨房，深受诱惑，一直想着过来亲自体验一番。从网上查到它位于成都喧闹繁华的窄巷子，等我们到达那里，却并没有找到“喻家厨房”的招牌，只见很普通的暗红色的木门上有一副对联：“月朗风苏大地春，麟游凤舞中天瑞”，横批是“福进喻家”，我不禁想到了一个词：大隐于市。
Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA — One topic of conversation that surfaces frequently while hanging out with other backpackers is how much the travel scene has changed. Many travelers staying in hostels, pack their laptops and after a day of sightseeing they search the lobbies and cafes for electric [...]
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粉蒸肉也上来了，我想起来在台北时和婆婆一起吃过这道菜。Mix告诉我在过去的五十年里，有很多四川人移民到台北。之后，又上来几小碗不同的面。“在成都用小碗装面条，太棒了，我可以尝好多口味的面条！要是用大碗，我或许只能吃一种肚子就没地方装其他类型的了。”
Mix说只要有五个人去，我们就将组成吃兔头的团队。于是我们的奥德塞旅行从成都的Mix Hostel开始了。我向桌子边上的五个人确认一下，结果远不止五个人热衷这项美食探险。从Hostel走了几站，我们就到了一家常见的餐馆，并点了11只兔头-8只是麻辣味的，三只非麻辣的。
Chengdu 成都, Sichuan 四川, China — The rabbit head odyssey began at Chengdu Mix Hostel, where “Mix” agreed to take a group of rabbit head eating rookies if there were at least five of us. I convinced the five at the table [...]
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Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA — An important website to know when dining in China is Dianping.com, in Chinese only. Dianping is the Zagat of China and the ratings can be trusted! So far, every restaurant I’ve gone to, by recommendation of Dianping [...]
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