Comments on: Si Chuan Food http://www.beijingtravelbug.com/si-chuan-food/ Maximize your beijing experience! Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:23:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: geenfietsen http://www.beijingtravelbug.com/si-chuan-food/#comment-2733 geenfietsen Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:31:36 +0000 http://www.beijingtravelbug.com/si-chuan-food/#comment-2733 Seriously, I honestly believe Sichuan food is the spiciest food I've ever tasted. I can normally take pretty spicy food, and I've eaten the local food in places like India, Thailand and Korea, but nothing comes close to Sichuan. It's insanely spicy. The hotpot, dan dan noodles, mapo tofu - it's all tasty, but whereas in other cultures, they will throw in a lot of chillis or spices into a curry base or what have you, in Sichuan the actual "soup" base is often just chilli oil. And the thing that really gets you is not the "la" (spicy/chilli flavour), but the "ma". It numbs your mouth so that you literally lose feeling in your tongue and cheeks and you can't taste anything anymore. I've been living in Chengdu for three weeks now and I really, really need to find some non-spicy food! Seriously, I honestly believe Sichuan food is the spiciest food I’ve ever tasted. I can normally take pretty spicy food, and I’ve eaten the local food in places like India, Thailand and Korea, but nothing comes close to Sichuan. It’s insanely spicy. The hotpot, dan dan noodles, mapo tofu – it’s all tasty, but whereas in other cultures, they will throw in a lot of chillis or spices into a curry base or what have you, in Sichuan the actual “soup” base is often just chilli oil.

And the thing that really gets you is not the “la” (spicy/chilli flavour), but the “ma”. It numbs your mouth so that you literally lose feeling in your tongue and cheeks and you can’t taste anything anymore.

I’ve been living in Chengdu for three weeks now and I really, really need to find some non-spicy food!

]]> By: beijing girl http://www.beijingtravelbug.com/si-chuan-food/#comment-2045 beijing girl Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:00:29 +0000 http://www.beijingtravelbug.com/si-chuan-food/#comment-2045 no, i haven't ! haha i think i gave up quickly. I couldn't quite take very spicy food...but i love korean spicy-ness haha no, i haven’t ! haha i think i gave up quickly. I couldn’t quite take very spicy food…but i love korean spicy-ness haha

]]> By: Didi http://www.beijingtravelbug.com/si-chuan-food/#comment-2035 Didi Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:34:06 +0000 http://www.beijingtravelbug.com/si-chuan-food/#comment-2035 Hey! Have you tried the thin slices of fish swimming in Chili Oil? That was really deadly for me! But I appreciate spicy dishes!! Hey! Have you tried the thin slices of fish swimming in Chili Oil? That was really deadly for me! But I appreciate spicy dishes!!

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