Sichuan-Cuisine

SichuanCuisineOriginandFeaturesCultureandGangsTheclassicalDishesSichuanCuisine•SichuanCuisineisoneofeightfamousregionalcuisines.ItisastyleofChinesecuisineoriginatinginSichuanProvinceofsouthwesternChinawhichhasaninternationalreputationforbeinghotandspicy,becauseofthecommoningredientSichuanpeppercorn(干胡椒)andchili(辣椒).•TheoriginofSichuancuisinecanbetracedbacktotheQinandHanDynasties(221BC-220AD),itsrecognitionasadistinctregionalsystemtookplaceintheHanDynasties(206BC-220AD).Asauniquestyleoffood,Sichuancuisinewasfamousmorethan800yearsagoduringtheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279)whenSichuanrestaurantswereopenedinLin'an,nowcalledHangzhou,thecapitalcity.ThehotpepperwasintroducedintoChinafromSouthAmericaaroundtheendofthe17thcentury.OnceitcametoSichuan,itbecameafavoredfoodflavoring.Originmainfeatures•Spicy(麻辣)•Hotandsour（酸辣）•Pepper（椒麻）•Sweetandsoureflaver（鱼香）Causes•Geographyadvantages.SichuanhasalwaysenjoyedthereputationofthebeingHeavenlyLandofPlenty“.Adequatewater，fertilesoil，warmclimates，alltheseprovidesomefavorableconditionstothegrowthofvegetables.HerearenotonlyLakesandriversallaround,butalsowithgreenplantsalltheyear.Therefore,cookingingredientshavevariouskindsandgreatquantity.Suchas,aquaticproducts(水产品)，venison（野味）,freshvegetables,beastsandbirdsaswellassplendidcondiments（调味品）.•TheeffectsonclimateTheclimateofSichuanBasiniswarmandhumid.Thepeoplewholiveinthisclimateandnaturalenvironmentsneedsomethingtoprotectfrombeingattackedbydiseasesphysiologically,soalltheseSichuancondimentssuchas,ginger（姜）,pepper，garlic（大蒜）,chilli,canfendoffthecold,mobilizestaticblood（活血）,relieveinternalheatorfever,activeyang(通阳),andsoon.ThesefunctionsindeedsatisfythedemandsofthepeoplewholiveinSichuanBasin,andthisiswhySichuancuisinecanbepopularwithmostpeople.maingangs(派系)ForSichuan’svast,richproductsandnumerousspecialty,foodandbeverageindustryhasemergedmanydisheswithlocalcharacteristics.Andthiscausestheformationofgangs.Therearefivefamousgangs,Chengdugang,Chongqinggang,Yangtzerivergang（大河帮）,Jialingrivergang（小河帮）andZichuangang（资川派）.Eachofthemhasitsspecialty.•ChengdugangincludesWenjiang,PIcounty,Xinjian,Shuangliu,Xinduandtheirsurroundingcities.It’sthechiefauthenticSichuancuisine.ThemostrepresentativedishesareStir-FriedTofuinHotSauceandPorkLungsinChiliSauce.（夫妻肺片）•ChongqinggangisinChongqing.ChongqinggangisfamousforhotpotandyoucanfindhotpotrestaurantsalmosteverywhereyougoinChongqing.•Infact,YangtzegangreferstothecitiesinsouthernSichuan,theupstreamoftheYangtzeriver,suchasYibin,LeshanNanxi,Jiangan,Luzhou.ThemostfamousdishisSuDongpo’sstyleofcookingsuchas,DongPoPigElbow(东坡肘子)andDongPoTofu.•Actually,JialingrivergangreferstotheareaintheupandmiddlestreamofJialingriverandnorthernSichuan.It’sfamousforitsfolkcuisineninebigbowl.Also,Shunqingmuttondishisfamousfortastysoupcleanwithoutthesmellofmutton.•Zichuangangisrelatedtotheareas,Jianyang,Ziyang,Zizhong,Neijiang,Fushun,Ziliujing,inTuojiangriverbasinthesouthernSichuan.Zinei’sglacefruit(蜜饯)isuniqueinalltheSichuancuisines.AndtheglacefruitsinZineihavemorethan50breeds(品种).Besides,Zichuangang’slocalsnacksarealsoveryfamous,suchasStewedThinBeefSlices（灯影牛肉）,Neijiangturnip（大头菜）,beefnoodlesandmuttonsoup.It'ssaidthatthefounderofKungBaoChicken,wasthegovernorofShanDongandlaterbecomethegovernorofSiChuan.DongpoElbowTherearemanystoryaboutDongpoelbow.ThemostfamousoneisthatitisthetraditionaldishofSuDongpo.Itisfatbutnotgreasy.Itwascalledbeautyfood,theforeigngueststhinkthatitcanbeincludedintheworldfamous.DongpoElbowisnotmadebySuDongpo,buthiswife,Wangmiao.Once,whenhiswifecookedtheelbow,becauseofhercareless,theelbowwasburnt.Sheputinvariousflavoringstocooktocoverthesmell,butwiththeseflavourings,theelbowtastedsurprisinglygood.SuDongpowasdelightedwithit,andhenameditDongpoElbow.Themainingredient:pigelbow,snowmountainofsoybean.Theaccessories:onion,Shaoxingwine,ginger,sichuansalt.Pigelbowsnowmountainofsoybean.saltShaoxingwinegingeronion.Manufacturingflow:1.Washtheelbow.2.Putginger,onionandelbowtogetherinthewater,steamthemforonehour.3.Takeouttheelbow,putinthetray.4.Addtheginger,broadbeanpaste(豆瓣酱）,sugar,sesameoil（香油）,monosodium（味精）,andfreshsoupinit.5.Sprinkleflavoringsevenlyoverthetopofelbow.Pig'strottersfathasveryrichnutrition,especiallyprotein,itcontainsalotofcollagenprotein,itcanmaketheskinplump,moist.舒肘子罗鸡肉一品轩餐厅ThanksforYourWatchingdesignedby张婷董雯张玲金王春花乔楚