Spicy food in Sichuan
Last year in China my friend Jon and I were picked up from our hotel in Chengdu by Peter, our Chinese friend and his family. On the way I decided to take some photos of the local traffic…always interesting in China.
Jon and I had tried the Chongqing hot pot so now Peter’s dad wanted us to try the Sichuan hot pot; not as spicy he said…not sure I agree!! So we start off with the hot pot with water and lots of spices and chilli…
Vegetables are added…
And this is the end result; boiling spicy water and oil…
Our vegetables, noodles and meat were kindly chosen by Peter’s parents and brought to a side table.
All cooked in the boiling water…
And placed in our individual bowls filled with oil, spices, chilli, peanuts and greens…
My cooked noodles were then placed into my bowl and I must say they were absolutely delicious.
And delicious soy milk for me because the chilli certainly was spicy!!
Really miss this fabulous food!
I love that style of eating with different food being added and cooked to generate a magnificent blend of flavours 😃😃😃
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Knew you would Gaz.
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Looks mouthwatering Sue, I don’t like too spicy either!
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Thanks as always M.
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Oh my that looks amazing. We used to have conventional Chinese restaurants where we had better choices, though I’m sure nothing like that. Now, everything has been converted to buffets where everything is the same and my taste for Chinese has waned but that looks so appetizing. I don’t even know if we have regular Chinese places anymore.
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I can taste this appetizing treat. One of the best!
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The hotpot looks delicious! I’ve never had a decent Sichuan hotpot, and hope I’ll have a chance to visit Chong Qing some time in the future. Local traffic seems to be part of the Chinese culture. Life is still hard for many people. Have a great weekend, Sue!
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Fascinating!
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Thank you so much Isabelle. Hope you are having a lovely weekend too.
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It certainly was delicious. Thank you!!
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Chinese buffets = yuck – I agree.
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Looks spicy and delicious! 🙂
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Thank you Amy. It was.
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Looks amazing! Was it really spicy or could you get it without spice?
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The first photo of the hotpot with spices and chill looks like danger to me immediately! I’m glad you had a great meal.
Was there a second pot, one for meat and one veggies or was it altogether? I hope that wasn’t a problem with your diet.
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Hello. Sorry for delay. I had mine not spicy so yes you can definitely manage the amount of spice.
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Good question. Def a different pot for me with no meat entering or even juices pouring over.
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