There are the following differences between Hunan cuisine and Sichuan cuisine:

1. Differences in the types of peppers used

Although both of them are spicy, most of the spiciness in Sichuan cuisine comes from Chili powder, red pepper, pickled pepper, Hu spicy shell (made by frying dried red pepper in oil), etc. The most common ones are boiled series of dishes, such as boiled fish, boiled pork slices and hairy blood curd.

The spicy flavor in Hunan cuisine comes from fresh peppers or homemade chopped peppers, but sometimes Chili powder is used, but rarely. For example, the most famous fish head in Hunan is chopped pepper.

2. Differences in usage of peppers

All peppers used in Sichuan cuisine have oil, while those used in Hunan cuisine basically have no oil.

mainstream taste: in terms of taste, there are many kinds of Sichuan dishes, and there has been a saying since ancient times that one dish is unique and all kinds of dishes are delicious.

Up to now, Sichuan cuisine has become the most popular cuisine, and the taste has gradually changed greatly, which is more suitable for most people's tastes, and the taste is gradually not as heavy as the most traditional Sichuan cuisine. Even so, the taste varies from person to person, and the preference of these two cuisines depends on the individual.

3. Different regions

Sichuan cuisine, namely Sichuan cuisine, is one of the four major Han cuisines in China. Hunan cuisine, also known as Hunan cuisine, is one of the eight major cuisines with a long history in China, which was formed as early as the Han Dynasty.

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