Sichuan cuisine is one of the major culinary schools in China and combines the styles from Chengdu and Chongqing. It is known for its deep and rich flavors with each dish having its own unique taste, even among the thousands of dishes developed. Seasonings frequently include chili, pepper, Chinese prickly ash, fermented soy beans, shallots, ginger, garlic, cooking vinegar, and sugar. The unique Sichuan pepper is also a frequent player, and a majority of the typical dishes are spicy. Through the creative use of combinations, chefs are able to make countless sauces. These sauces include fish flavors, litchi, spicy, hot, and more.
Some well known favorite dishes are fish-flavored shredded pork, kung pao chicken (spicy chicken fried with peanuts), yanjianrou (double fried pork), ma po bean curd (stir-fried bean curd in hot sauce), hog bowels hot pot, dry fried shredded beef, husband and wife’s pork lung slices, lantern shadow beef, dandan noodles (hot and spicy noodles), tangyuan (dumplings made of glutinous rice flour served in soup), and longchaoshou (dumpling soup or wonton known in north China).
In the variation of snacks and desserts, Sichuan cuisine has many choices. Some well known favorites are sweet glutinous rice cakes, rice cakes wrapped in aromatic leaves, sweet breads with egg, zhong dumplings, and seafood and meats with spicy sauce on skewers.
Names of Restaurants | Address | Tel |
Local Flavor Restaurant | 2F, No. 803, Jiujiang road, Huangpu district, Shanghai | 021-63613854 |
Qianlong Meishi Restaurant | No. 72-76, Huanghe road, Shanghai | 021-63276733 |
Nanhai Hotel | No. 11, Sichuan nan road, Shanghai | 021-63308402 |
Bazhen Crab Hot Pot Restaurant | 2 f, No.311, Nanjing dong road, Shanghai | 021-53531051 |
Mileyuan Restaurant | No. 3111, Zhoujiazui road, Shanghai | 021-65433328 |
Pengyuan Sichuan cuisine Restaurant | No. 4452, Zhoujiazui road, Shanghai | 021-65662781 |
Chuanguoyanyi Restaurant | 2F, Guangfa bank center, No.555, Xujiahui road, Shanghai | 021-63901436 |
Pinchuan Sichuan cuisine Restaurant | No. 47, Tiaojiang road, Shanghai | 021-64379361 |
Chuanjiashifang Restaurant | No. 2463, Xietu road, Shanghai | 021-64691525 |