Chung gave us a number of essential Sichuan pantry ingredients to stock up on, telling us, "Sichuan peppercorn, doubanjiang (spicy fermented broad bean paste), spicy dry chili, chili flakes ...

The sweet and spicy taste of the tianmian sauce and doubanjiang were entirely new flavors to him. The cabbage was deep fried briefly in very hot oil beforehand. When he tried to imitate the ...