Sichuan menu offers more than 400 dishes for the food lovers. Sichuan style of cooking originated about thousand years ago during the times of Qin and Han dynasties. Sichuan dishes are marked for their freshness, spicy flavor and complex taste. The rich ingredients, delicate shredding and arrangements, complicated cooking, various seasoning and unique flavor have made Sichuan dishes unique and delicious.  

Breakfast Sichuan Menu Ideas:

·         Black Bean-salmon Stir Fry - generous amount of fiber and vitamin C makes it a perfect breakfast item prepared from salmon, sprouted beans, scallions, red pepper, cornstarch, rice wine, garlic sauce and vinegar.

·         Five Spice Turkey and Lettuce Wrap - a traditional and popular delicacy where rice is cooked and mixed with turkey, garlic, bell pepper, hoisin sauce, five spice powder and rolled in lettuce leaves along with herbs and grated carrots before they are served.

·         Pocket Egg with Soy - Sesame sauce- a mouth savoring, authentic Sichuan dish prepared with soy sauce, eggs, dried basil, rice vinegar and scallion. The dish can also be enjoyed during lunch and dinner. The dish is usually served hot along with rice or noodles.

Lunch and Dinner Sichuan Menu Ideas:

·         Sichuan Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry - tasty dish where shrimps are fried over medium heat with Sichuan pepper, garlic and served hot as a part of the menu.

·         Sichuan Goulash - a delicious Sichuan style vegetarian dish prepared from carrots, potatoes, radish, soybean paste, red vinegar, soy sauce and Sichuan pepper.

·         Mapo Tofu - a traditional mouthwatering Sichuan dish where tofu cubes are cooked in chicken stock along with chili bean paste, ground pork, garlic, ginger and sweet bean sauce.

·         Sweet and Spicy Cashew Chicken- marinated chicken pieces in this delicacy are cooked with garlic, ginger, bell pepper, mushroom, carrots and sauce prepared from combining together Worcestershire sauce, sugar, cayenne pepper, ketchup, and soy sauce.

·         Crispy Orange Beef - authentic Sichuan dish featuring flank steak, orange, pepper, onion, garlic, rice wine, chicken broth, oyster sauce and sesame oil.

·         Hot and sour soup - tasty Sichuan soup prepared from tofu, soy sauce, tapioca starch, bamboo shoot, and pork tenderloin and rice vinegar.

Dessert Sichuan Menu Ideas:

·         Mocha Mousse with Sichuan Peppercorn - a fantastic combination of chocolate and Sichuan chilies make the dish very special. Other ingredients used in the dish are cream, ground coffee beans, bittersweet chocolate, eggs and sugar.

·         Nian Gao – traditional Sichuan menu dessert where sweet rice flour, butter, eggs, milk, sugar and red azuki beans are mixed and baked in oven.

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