The secret sauce and spices of Sichuanese cooking. Get ready for a master class. Recipes included. This delicious example of Buddhist trompe l’oeil cooking is based on a memorable version I enjoyed in ...

CHENGDU, China — The tang of the famed cooking of Sichuan wafts through streets crowded with restaurants. Hot pots of chili and oil simmer like restless volcanoes. Chicken, rabbit and frog bathe in ...

THE LIP-TINGLING, mouth-numbing effect of Sichuan (or Szechuan) pepper is so important to Sichuan cuisine that it has its own word: ma. Intensely aromatic with a floral-like citrus flavor, Sichuan ...

Whether you wanted it or not, the Season 3 premiere of Rick and Morty ignited a spicy craze for the extinct Mulan-inspired Szechuan dipping sauce from McDonald’s. And while fans have been clamoring ...

There’s much more to Sichuan (also spelled as Szechuan) food than mouth-burning spiciness. The cuisine balances salty, sweet, sour, spicy, and ma, the numbing sensation from Sichuan peppers. And while ...

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. Several times in the last two years, I’ve found myself sitting in a ...