Some 60,000-year-old wild Sichuan pepper seeds unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Ziyang, Sichuan province, have helped shed light on Paleolithic human diets that included a spicy and numbing flavor.

If you’re like me, God help you, you’re a sucker for cheap thrills, like the exciting physiological response that accompanies various items of consumption. Problem is, booze is so 2019, isn’t it? On ...

Seared tuna with Sichuan pepper and soy-mustard sauceTotal time: 15 minutesServings: 4Note: Adapted from “Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges” by Jean-Georges Vongerichten.2 tablespoons Dijon mustard2 ...

This salt and pepper shrimp recipe features bold flavors and perfectly cooked shrimp pan-fried until golden brown that is ...

In restaurants across Chengdu, China, there is a singular dish the evokes a tingling response — crispy stir-fried chicken on a plate piled high with thin red chilis. It’s called la zi ji, and as ...

Most people who have eaten spicy Chinese food know the distinctive tingly numbness caused by Sichuan peppers.Now research, detailedin the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, explains why ...

In restaurants across Chengdu, China, there is a singular dish the evokes a tingling response - crispy stir-fried chicken on a plate piled high with thin red chilis. It's called la zi ji, and as ...

Fancy a foreign affair? A New York chef shares a Japanese take on classic Chinese dan dan noodles. Confusing? Maybe. But tasty, too. Orkin’s new book, The Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef ...

There were days a couple of years ago when you might have spotted Lee Hefter, executive chef of Spago Beverly Hills, prowling through shops in Chinatown searching for an ingredient that then was ...