Inspiration & Ingredients for Sichuan Cooking
Latest Recipes
Restaurant Classics
Nanjing Roast Duck (Nanjing Kaoya,南京烤鸭)
How to Cook With Dried Chilies
Guizhou Chili Chicken (Guizhou Lazi Ji, 贵州辣子鸡)
Beef, Lamb & Game
Five-Spice Beef (Wuxiang Niurou, 五香牛肉)
Bao & Dumplings
Xi’an Chinese Hamburger (Roujiamo 西安肉夹馍)

Welcome!
The Mala Market imports all the premium ingredients you need to make Sichuan food and other regional Chinese cuisines, and on these recipe pages you’ll find inspiration and instruction for using them. Search our recipes by ingredient (menu: Pantry How-To) for an introduction to Sichuan specialty products, how to prep, use and store them, and numerous recipes that feature each one.
The recipes come from journalists and recipe developers with roots in China, who either live or travel there frequently, and include both homestyle cooking and restaurant dishes adapted to home kitchens. You’ll also find stories from immigrant, first-gen and adoptive families and their tips for finally making Chinese food at home that matches up to eating in China. We’re glad you’ve joined us!
Sichuan Classics
Regional Chinese Noodles
How to Cook With Chinese Noodles
Cantonese Beef Chow Fun (Ft. Dried Ho Fun Noodles)
How to Cook With Chinese Noodles
Yibin Fresh-Chili Beef Noodles (Shengjiao Niurou Mian, 生椒牛肉面)
How to Cook With Chinese Noodles
Fujian Stir-Fried Rice Noodles (Chao Mifen, 炒米粉)
How to Cook With Chinese Noodles
Chongqing Blanket Noodles With Stewed Beef (Niurou Pugaimian, 牛肉铺盖面)
How to Cook With Chinese Noodles
Sichuan Dandanmian ft. Yacai (Dandan Noodles, 担担面)
How to Cook With Chinese Noodles
Mapo Eggplant Noodles ft. Dried Knife-Cut Noodles
Explore Our Guides to Cooking With Sichuan Ingredients
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Find these bestsellers and more Sichuan Heritage Products and China Time-Honored Brands in our shop
Zhongba 360 Light Soy Sauce (Naturally Brewed 1 Year)Buy on Mala Market
Da Hong Pao Sichuan Pepper (Hua Jiao)Buy on Mala Market
Er Jing Tiao ChiliBuy on Mala Market
Handcrafted 3-Year Pixian Chili Bean Paste (Yi Feng He Hao Doubanjiang)Buy on Mala Market
Fragrant-Hot Ground Chilies (Sichuan Chili Flakes, Xiang La La Jiao Mian)Buy on Mala Market
Roasted Rapeseed Oil (Caiziyou)Buy on Mala MarketCooking With Pixian Doubanjiang
Cooking With Chinese Black Vinegars

How We Source Premium Sichuan Pepper
Read about sourcing premium Sichuan pepper and about the tortured path of Sichuan’s defining spice from Chinese farm to America table over the past 50 years in an article we wrote for the award-winning Roads & Kingdoms and Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown.
“Sichuan pepper was banned outright for 37 years, then forced to endure unnecessary heat treatment for a dozen more—making it difficult for kung pao chicken, mapo doufu, and other Sichuan classics to wield their full numbing power for nearly 50 years in the U.S. And this whole time, there was ‘negligible risk’?”
Northwest/Muslim Chinese
Beef, Lamb & Game
Five-Spice Beef (Wuxiang Niurou, 五香牛肉)
Beef, Lamb & Game
Hui-Style Stir-Fried Beef With Pickles (Suancai Chao Niurou; 酸菜炒牛肉)
How to Cook With Chinese Noodles
Gansu Vegetarian Hand-Pulled Noodles (Chao Latiaozi, 炒拉条子)
Bao & Dumplings
Xi’an Chinese Hamburger (Roujiamo 西安肉夹馍)
Plant and Mostly Plant
How to Cook With Douchi (Fermented Soybeans)
Hunan Pan-Fried Tofu With Black Bean Sauce (Jiaxiang Doufu,家乡豆腐)
Southwest (Sichuan, Yunnan)
Yunnan Grandma’s Potatoes (Laonai Yangyu, 老奶洋芋)
Explore Our Deep Dives Into Sichuan Specialties
Braises and Soups
Jiangnan Classics
Desserts + Drinks
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Just starting your Chinese cooking journey? These pantry collections make it easy!
Chinese Essentials Pantry CollectionBuy on Mala Market
Starter Sichuan CollectionBuy on Mala Market
Complete Sichuan Pantry CollectionBuy on Mala Market
Sichuan Dried Chili CollectionBuy on Mala Market
DIY Mala Chili Crisp and Chili Oil KitBuy on Mala Market
Regional Chinese Noodle CollectionBuy on Mala Market










































































