General info. about Sichuan Cuisine
Many travelers know Sichuan cuisine for its "hot and spicy" flavors or a few of its most famous dishes, but that is only the beginning.Sichuan cuisine is legendary in China for its sophistication and diversity.the regional cuisine boasts 5,000 different dishes.
Sichuan cuisine has enjoyed a worldwide reputation. However, most people immediately think of Sichuan food soon after it is mentioned as a hot or spicy food.It is undear how the red pepper was introduced to Sichuan. You may wonder why the red pepper is so popular. Here is a common explanation.Sichuan has a humid climate that encourages people to eat strongly spiced foods.the red pepper may help reduce internal dampness.

Mapo bean curd (Mapo Toufu)

Twice-cooked pork(Huiguorou)

Sichuan pepper is another important ingredient in Sichuan cooking.It is known as huajiao(flower pepper).It is the Chinese pepper, and it looks like a reddish brown fruit.the peppercorn comes from the prickly ash tree.the pepper flower creates a most sudden numbing effect on one`s tongue.
Sichuan cuisine so carefully balances color,smell,flavor, shape and nutrition that its dishes not only look pleasant and appealing,bu also nutritious.In Sichuan recipes there are several hundred popular dishes.Sichuan cuisine is able to prduce 100 different flavored dishes!Besides, Sichuan cooks provide dishes that are intentionally toned down for tourists at home and abroad. they have no difficulty in getting Sichuan food that suits their tastes whether it`s in a banquet,outstanding lunches,dinners,or snacks

Zhangchayazi(Sichuan duck)

Huoguo(hot pot)

Dreams-Travel Sichuan Cuisine training.
Dreams Travel unite Sichuan Cooking School offering Sichuan Cuisine course for the gastronome. Courses differ from your duration in Chengdu, we can offer you half day, 1 day, 2 days, 1 week and 2 weeks lessons or even as long as you want. Usually, the teachers will explain the general knowledge of Chinese cuisine especially Sichuan Cuisine, such as the basic characteristic of world cuisine, the characteristic of Chinese cuisine and its genre, the characteristic of sichuan cuisine etc..
after the lectures everyday, all the students will cook dishes themselves from the preparation to the finish cooking. For instance cold dishes such as cold sliced chicken with sichuan pepper、Chuanbei spicy starch noodles and hot dishes like spicy chicken fried with peanuts、(the marked woman’s bean curd、 fish-flavor sliced pork. Nosh： Dandan noodles、Long wonton-like dumpling、 Lai rice-dumpling、 Zhong boiled dumpling.
After studying, the students will have a deep impression of Sichuan cuisine and some of them can cook the dishes by themselves.

Sichuan cuisine training

Sichuan cuisine training

Sichuan cuisine training

Sichuan cuisine training