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Spice It Up: Why Hunan Cuisine Is Conquering China
Known for its spicy, stir-fried dishes, Hunan cuisine has enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent years, but not everyone is happy about it
Hot and Spicy: How Malatang Conquered China
As a Gansu variety of “malatang” goes viral online, we delve into the history and appeal of one of China’s most ubiquitous dishes
Stripped Down: The Story Behind China’s Favorite Snack
How simple, greasy, cheap “latiao” (literally ”spicy strips“) became the people’s snack
You Slaw It Everywhere: How Chinese Cabbage Connects Generations
Discover how spicy cabbage connects people across space and time in old and new ways
Shandong Cuisine's Best Dishes
Underrated Shandong cuisine, or Lu cuisine, has history, originality, and methodology to go with its taste
Hot and Saucy
From ‘poor man’s salt’ to kitchen perennial, China’s spicy sauce has always blazed its own trail
Endless Summer
From the spicy food to its sizzling streets and violent history, David Dawson finds the heat has always been on in Chongqing
We tasted McDonald’s ‘SzeChuan Sauce’ so you never have to
“The Rick and Morty special SzeChuan Sauce has arrived in China!” We tried it out
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