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11 hours ago, weinoo said:This restaurant, which opened a year or so ago, is all dry hot pot...MaLa Project.
Yeah, "mala*" suggests that it is a Sichuan place and dry hot pots are particularly popular there.
*麻辣 - má là describes the flavour of Sichuan food. 麻 - má is the numbing effect of Sichuan peppercorns. 辣 - là is the spiciness of chili peppers.
11 hours ago, weinoo said:This restaurant, which opened a year or so ago, is all dry hot pot...MaLa Project.
Yeah, "mala*" suggests that it is a Sichuan place and dry hot pots are particularly popular there.
*麻辣 - má là describes the flavour of Sichuan food. 麻 - má is the numbing effect of Sichuan peppercorns. 辣 - là is the spiciness of chili peppers.
