From a global perspective, what is the development status and trend of Sichuan cuisine at home and abroad?

Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" website reported on July 28 that Kevin Feng, who was born in Hong Kong and grew up in the United States, deeply remembers the seasonings of his boyhood.

Fang recalled. "It's a lot like American Chinese food, too sweet. It's sticky and I think it's too adapted to American tastes."

People quickly lost interest in the seasoning and forgot about it. As of 2017, the ceiling was mentioned in an episode of the animated Rick and Morty series.

Fans of "Rick and Morty" began to demand the re-supply of Kawazo. A few months later, McDonald's announced again on October 7, 2017, that it would be offering the Ceiling for a limited time. But when that day came, the fast-food chain was unprepared for the crowds that came to collect the sauce.

According to reports, each McDonald's store only prepared more than 20 packages of Sichuan sauce, which made customers who queued for hours very angry. They shouted: "We want Sichuan sauce!" One store in Newark, New Jersey, USA, had to quell the situation with an alarm.

This source of small packages was once listed on the 100 million Bay network Reaching US$250 per pack. But the sauce developed by McDonald's is not at all authentic Sichuan flavor. British chef and gourmet Deng Fuxia said that China's Sichuan province is not collectively known as "Chinese Cuisine 25". The British chef of 2018 said: "An authentic Sichuan meal, spicy, sour, sweet, numb and soft. "This is very different from what McDonald's is trying to imitate.

According to reports, Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China and is famous for its spiciness. But Deng Buxia said that it is common to focus on the spiciness of Sichuan cuisine Misunderstanding.

She said: “Some people think that Sichuan food is hot, which is a stereotype. Of course, Sichuan people like to use chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns -. It makes your tongue feel tingly, tingly, tingly. But this is only one aspect. Sichuan food has complex, multi-layered flavors. ”

She said: “The really interesting thing about Sichuan cuisine is that it has a variety of flavors. "While studying cooking there, we learned about 23 complex flavors. This is similar to the classic French sauce, but with different proportions of sweet, sour, spicy and numbing.

According to reports, One of the most famous characteristics of Sichuan cuisine is its spiciness.

Deng Buxia said: “Sichuan peppercorns distinguish Sichuan cuisine from other spicy local dishes. "For example, Hunan cuisine also commonly uses chili peppers, but does not use tongue-numbing Sichuan peppercorns.

Although Sichuan cuisine is one of the most popular regional dishes in China, it became popular in the West 20 years ago, she said." Since the 1990s, people from all over China started living in the United States and the United Kingdom and they wanted to eat their favorite food, Sichuan food. ”

At present, Sichuan hot pot is very popular in China and the West, but Deng Buxia said that dishes such as Mapo tofu, diced chicken with scallions, and twice-cooked pork are also famous, showing the cooking skills and taste of Sichuan cuisine. . In Hong Kong, a place where Eastern and Western culture and cuisine meet, he is keen to spread Sichuan cuisine.

He finds that spicy dishes are more difficult to learn because these foods combine various peppers into different combinations. The taste of the stage.

Chen Qide said: "Sichuan cuisine can create a 'dance feeling' in your taste and tongue. "But not all Sichuan food is spicy - it has a surprising variety of flavors. Some are a little spicy, some are very spicy. The taste depends on whether you are cooking meat or seafood.

He also Said: “Only a third of Sichuan food is spicy. The reason Sichuan cuisine has so many flavors is because each region is a mixture of cooking styles. Because immigrants from surrounding places brought different food habits and cultures.

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