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Chengdu, China
6 dishes to eat in Chengdu, what is in them, and where they belong.
Numbing peppercorn and chilli broth, cooked at the table. Order a split pot if you are unsure.
Tofu, minced beef, doubanjiang and enough peppercorn to buzz. The dish the city exports.
Sesame, chilli oil, preserved vegetable and minced pork, mixed at the table.
Two named dumpling shops that became institutions, both worth the queue.
Cold sliced beef and offal in chilli oil — the name means 'husband and wife lung slices'.
Ma (numbing) and la (hot) are different sensations; the cuisine is about balancing them.
