Chengdu: City of Gastronomy
The food video series where I randomly choose a Sichuan food themed playing card and then hunt it down and try it in Chengdu, China – the Capital of Sichuan – and the first city in Asia to be named a UNESCO City of Gastronomy
One day I was exploring a tacky tourist shop in Chengdu, where I’m currently living. I came across a pack of playing cards that featured a different Sichuan specialty dish on each card. A big part of the reason why I moved to Chengdu was because I fell in love with Sichuan food after frequenting an authentic Sichuan restaurant back when I lived in Vietnam. I bought the cards and vowed to try every dish – all 54 of them.
That is the basis of this series.
You can watch all the episodes on YouTube now.
水煮鱼 – Shuǐ Zhǔ Yú
Shui Zhu is a special Sichuan cooking technique that adds a spicy numbing kick to a poached fish. This is one of the most famous fish dishes in Sichuan.
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棒棒鸡 – Bàng Bàng Jī
Sichuan’s most tender chicken in an incredibly flavorful spicy sauce.
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