Cuisine
Sichuan Sunday dinners
Not simply hot — numbing. Sichuan peppercorn alongside chile produces málà, a sensation the cuisine is organised around, plus a deep bench of pickles and fermented bean pastes that carry the savoury weight.
2 plans in the Sunday Gallery.
What Sichuan plans look like
Most common mains
- pork1
- shellfish1
How they're cooked
- Stir-fried2
The plans
- Sichuan · shellfishSichuan Riverbank Supper
A focused Sichuan family supper built around lively, numbing aromatics and bright vinegars: crisp, wok-finished prawns alongside a tangy fish‑fragrant eggplant and dry-fried green beans, with steamed jasmine rice and a smashed cucumber salad to refresh the palate. The meal balances quick wok technique with shareable, holdable components so a single cook can deliver everything hot and texturally correct at 17:00.
- Sichuan · porkSichuan Thursday Family Supper
A compact Sichuan supper balancing a sizzling, wok-finished Twice-Cooked Pork with two cool, crisp Sichuan salads and plainly steamed jasmine rice; assertive fermented-bean flavor and a measured numbing hint keep the shared base family-friendly while adults can finish with extra chili at table. Straightforward technique, tight timeline and leftovers planned.
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