Notable Dishes
Some Szechuan dishes include Kung Pao chicken and twice cooked pork. Although many dishes live up to their spicy reputation, there are a large percentage of recipes that use little or no hot spices at all, including dishes such as tea smoked duck.
| English | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kung Pao chicken | 宮保雞丁 | 宫保鸡丁 | gōngbǎo jīdīng | |
| Tea smoked duck | 樟茶鴨 | 樟茶鸭 | zhāngchá yā | |
| Twice cooked pork | 回鍋肉 | 回锅肉 | huíguōròu | |
| Mapo Tofu | 麻婆豆腐 | 麻婆豆腐 | mápó dòufǔ | |
| Sichuan hotpot | 四川火鍋 | 四川火锅 | Sìchuān huǒguō | |
| Fuqi feipian | 夫妻肺片 | 夫妻肺片 | fūqī fèipiàn | Cold beef tripe |
| Spicy deep-fried chicken | 辣子雞 | 辣子鸡 | làzǐjī | |
| Water cooked dishes | 水煮 | 水煮 | shuǐzhǔ | |
| Dan dan noodles | 擔擔麵 | 担担面 | dàndàn miàn | |
| Bon bon chicken | 棒棒雞 | 棒棒鸡 | bàngbàng jī |
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