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You could try this. It isn't specifically Sichuanese, but then neither is your description; it could be one of hundreds of such sauces and perhaps home made. Here is one recipe for home made garlic chili sauce.

Early dinner or late lunch with a friend in a Muslim restaurant offering food from China's far west. 新疆大盘鸡 (xīn jiāng dà pán jī) Xinjiang Big Plate Chicken 炝汁老虎采 (qiàng zhī lǎo hǔ cǎi) Dressed Tiger Salad 土耳其奶油胡椒虾 (tǔ ěr qí nǎi yóu hú jiāo xiā) Turkish Butter Peppered Shrimp 拨丝红薯 (bō sī hóng shǔ) Candied Sweet Potato A beer for me And a glass of Sea Buckthorn Juice for my companion. with a warning

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Dinner with four friends in a South-East Asian restaurant here in China. The place is called Ubud after the Indonesian city and the food is a mix of SE Asian and Chinese. 东阴功鱼鲜汤 - Tom Yum Soup 招牌咖哩虾 Curried Shrimp 越式风情卷 Cantonese Spring Rolls 香茅烤鸡肉串 Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Skewers 泰式香芒牛肉粒 Thai Style Mango Beef Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple 阿嬷手做肉叶捞饭 Granny's Handmade Gravy Fried Rice 榄香肉松四季豆 Srit Fried Pork Floss with Green Beans 荷塘月色 "Lotus Pond at Moonlight" 广东香心 Cantonese Greens

Only ever saw it in a store once, but I can easily buy it online.

I never use tomato ketchup. not ever. Never had Miracle Whip, but having read about it, I've decided it's a miracle whoever invented it wasn't whipped! I usually make my own mayo, but will eat Hellman's if there is no choice.

I'm distraught! Yesterday, I went to visit my local market as I've been doing for over 20 years, and when I got there, it wasn't! The purpose built building, to which it moved only about 10 years ago, was shuttered and deserted. A sign hung on the wall. To cut a long story short, it is telling me that in their wisdom the local authorities have decided to waste more money doing up a place that is the least in need of doing up and it will be closed for (at least) two months to allow for the work. How will I survive?

Three flavor wontons (pork, shrimp, shiitake) in chicken broth with garlic, chilli and baby bok choy.

Sweet and like a cross between melon and cucumber.

I prefer Brain Pickings, but then I know Brian.

Breakfast Burger. Because.

人参果 (rén shēn guǒ) Ginseng fruit. (No relation to ginseng.)

Fictitious Dishes: Elegant and Imaginative Photographs of Meals from Famous Literature (Check out the writer/photographer's surname. How appropriate.)

The manner desribed immediately above is mine. I think your stove is broken. The eternity setting seems to be malfunctioning!

I've mentioned luosifen before. This is the iconic snail noodle dish from my city. I just came across this and wondered if anyone has been or is willing to take a hit and try it out. I'd love to know what people think. Slurping Snail Soup at R' Noodles

I prefer to throw the cobs into the burning pits of hell and leave them there for eternity. But you knew that!

...and that is still apple, too! Dipping fruit in the juice of another fruit isn't some kind of shape-changing alchemy.

You could say the same about many fruits. There are all sorts of flavours in apples, but apples is still apples.

A light lunch with friends. Eight adults and two kids (who snatched at the food before I could photograph it - hence some incomplete dishes). First up came two "salads" This monstrosity consisted of shredded cabbage and cherry tomatoes slathered with sweet Kewpie mayonaisse. Whereas this consisted of mixed fruit and tomatoes with sweet Kewpie mayonaisse. Eel fried rice -Very nice. "Japanese" Tofu King Oyster Mushrooms (Eryngii) in an oyster sauce based sauce. Very good. For some reason, it seems one of the waiters ran out to the local KFC and got us this medley! It was also cold. Breaded Chicken with brown sauce. Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Puffs Garlicky Grilled Green-lip Mussels Liuzhou Pizza (Spot the Kewpie!) Beef Fried Noodles Taro Cake Washed down with Watermelon Juice A mixed bag food-wise, but a pleasant time was had by all.

Well the difference between peaches and nectarines is just a commercial marketing point. They are the same species.

土豆丝 tǔ dòu sī I always order this if I see on a menu, but I've never seen them use raw potato! Although served cold, and they do retain their bite, the slivers are briefly stir-fried. Several recipes.

Probably not Nostrodamus. There is little to no evidence that actually he wrote that. His name was attached to all sorts to sell them. It's called marketing now. In fact he probably didn't write half the so-called prophecies. Still an interesting old book, though

This morning's find. Prunus persica var. platycarpa, commonly known as the flat peach, doughnut peach or Saturn peach. In Chinese, 蟠桃 (Pinyin: pán táo, literally 'coiled peach'). These samples are from Xinjiang province. * The Monkey King story.

What I said. The produce is sold in a format to suit the store; not the customer.