The story of McDonald's mysterious Szechuan sauce is one of the stranger tales of fast food fads. What was originally a minor blip on a promotional timeline evolved into a monster that highlighted ...

When McDonald's introduced its Szechuan dipping sauce in 1998, it was part of the chain's promotion of the newest Disney flick, "Mulan." Available for about a month, the sauce quietly came and ...

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People immediately think of Sichuan food as being hot, sour, sweet, and salty; using fish sauce; or having a strange taste. Actually, these flavors were introduced only in the last 100 years ...

the manager at Szechuan Alley. A creamy peanut and sesame sauce is amplified exponentially by a pair of different chili oils; this is the base for Dan Dan Noodles, which will envelop a tangle of ...

After most of the meat has been eaten, hot broth is stirred into the sauce remaining in the pot ... Behind the spice and numbness of Sichuan dishes, lies a dark and bloody history of wars and ...

he recreates the chicken lollipop – a popular dish both in restaurants and street stalls – starring a punchy Sichuan-style sauce.