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A white bowl filled with redish-brown Guaiwei sauce and noodles being held up out of the bowl by chopsticks.

Education

24 Flavors of Sichuan Cuisine - Strange Flavor (guài wèi)

Discover Guaiwei - also known as, strange flavor. This oddly delightful flavor is one of Sichuan's best kept secrets.

15 Apr

Profile

Ally Jiang: Baking Wasn’t Part of the Plan

Introducing Ally Jiang - baker extraordinaire and solo female entrepreneur from Chengdu.

13 Apr

A close up photo of the spiky yellow cili fruits on their tree, surrounded by small green leaves.

Story

Cili: The Understated King of Vitamin C

Come learn about Cili - a local fruit in Mianning, full of vitamin C. This small spiky fruit has been a local staple for hundreds of years.

30 Mar

Recipe

Sri Lankan Chicken Curry Pithivier

Follow Chef Arnold Kuiper to make a Sri Lankan Chicken Curry Pithivier - the authentic way.

13 Mar

A local Yi female farmer in her late 50's uses a thin pitchfork-like stick to hoist buckwheat onto a giant pile.

Culture

Buckwheat: The Grain That Sustains the Yi People

Come explore a simple ingredient that sustains an entire way of life for the Yi people in China - Buckwheat.

12 Mar

Photo Story

“Eastern Chocolate” – Liangshan Brown Sugar

Come and experience a delectable sweet that stands next to chocolate in its decadence - Liangshan Brown Sugar.

10 Mar

Recipe

Sri Lankan Black Pork Curry

Follow chef Arnold Kuiper to make Sri Lankan Black Pork Curry - a delicious hot and spicy dish!

05 Mar

Story

Chinese Olive Oil That Rivals the Mediterranean

Come and learn about Taiwanese entrepreneur developing world-class extra virgin olive oil in Mianning, Sichuan, China.

04 Mar

Shredded radish and fermented fish in a white bowl.

Culture

Before Sushi: The Ancient Chinese Art of Zha (鮓)

Rice is not only a staple, but a tool for flavor, through fermentation, rice can create entirely new flavors.

02 Mar

Smoked Sichuan sausage and fish are hanging out on display.

Education

24 Flavors of Sichuan Cuisine – Smoked Aroma (烟香, Yān Xiāng) Flavor

Smoke is one of Sichuan cuisine’s most distinctive ways of building flavor. Over days of smoking, drying, and resting - the smoky flavor settles.

28 Feb

Yi people holding bamboo torches aloft, by the hundreds, surrounding a traditionally dressed Yi woman.

Culture

The Yi Torch Festival: Yi Women and Their Kitchens

Behind every Yi Torch Festival celebration is a kitchen where women cook not just food, but memory, ritual, and the bond between family, ancestors, and community.

25 Feb

A farmer lowers a crop of avocados into a black plastic crate already full.

Story

From Avocado to Coffee, A Mind-opening Journey

For people in Yunnan, coffee and avocado are foreign crops that have brought more than economic opportunity. They’ve helped build a better life, and opened a wider world beyond the mountains.

23 Feb

Recipe

Clay Pot Rice (Bāozǎi fàn / 煲仔饭) with Sichuan Spicy Smoked Sausages and Matsutake Mushroom

Fragrant rice cooked in a clay pot until fluffy on top and crisp at the base, finished with savory soy sauce and sliced sausage. Simple, comforting, and deeply satisfying.

22 Feb