Sichuan Cuisine
Sichuan province is the birthplace of many dishes that are well-received globally. Sichuanese cuisine originated from the Southwestern region of China which is the most widely served cuisine in China. The dishes are known for their deep and rich flavours, especially the taste of Sichuan pepper which is rare in other regional cuisines.
Sichuan cuisine holds a reputation for its variety of seasonings used, as each dish requires different cooking methods. As the saying goes, 'one dish with one flavour, with one hundred dishes come a hundred flavours.'
Sichuan food is most well-known for its hot and spicy flavour, though it may sport sweet and sour flavors too, which is very different from another cuisine. The most commonly used spices you can find in most households and eateries are "The Five Fragrances" which consist of fennel, pepper, aniseed, cinnamon, clove; chilli and sichuan pepper.