Because Sichuan peppercorns are fragrant when stir-fried, and adding chili peppers makes them more flavorful, Sichuan people don’t like spicy food. First, because the humidity there is too high, and eating spicy food is to get rid of the moisture in the body. It can repel the cold in the body in winter, and secondly, it can bring different stimulation to the taste buds.

Sichuan people eat hot pot with a spicy pot bottom. There is no distinction between spicy and spicy here, and they like to add chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns to whatever they cook, so that they are delicious. Because my hometown is Sichuan, I also like spicy food. I always put one or two dried chili peppers in the cooking at home to enhance the flavor, otherwise I always feel like something is missing when I eat.