Fang recalled. "It's very much like American Chinese food, so sweet. It's sticky and I think it's too suitable for American tastes. "
People soon lost interest in this seasoning and forgot it. By 20 17, this ceiling was mentioned in an episode of the animation Rick and Morty.
Fans of Rick and Morty began to demand the resupply of Sichuan and Tibet. A few months later, McDonald's announced again on 20 1717 that it would supply the ceiling in a limited time.
But when this day came, this fast food chain was unprepared for the crowd who came to collect this sauce.
According to reports, each McDonald's store only prepared more than 20 baochuan sauces, which made customers waiting in line for hours very angry. They shouted, "We want Sichuan sauce! Clicking on a store in Newark, New Jersey, USA had to calm down the situation through an alarm.
The price of this small package source on 1 100 million bay network once reached $250 per package. But the sauce developed by McDonald's is not authentic Sichuan flavor at all. Deng Fuxia, a British chef and gourmet, said that Sichuan Province in China was not collectively called "ceiling" at all.
A British chef who has studied Chinese food for 25 years said, "An authentic Sichuan dish is spicy, sweet and sour on a roller coaster, with hemp flavor and softness." This is very different from what McDonald's is trying to imitate.
It is reported that Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China and is famous for its spicy taste. But Deng Buxia said that it is a common misunderstanding to focus on the spicy Sichuan cuisine.
She said: "Some people think Sichuan food is hot, which is a stereotype. Of course, Sichuanese like to use peppers and prickly ash. It makes your tongue sting, sting, sting. But this is only one aspect. Sichuan cuisine has a complex and multi-layered taste. "
She said: "What is really interesting about Sichuan food is its various flavors." When learning cooking there, we learned 23 complex flavors. This is similar to the classic French sauce, but the proportions of sweet, sour, spicy and hemp are different.
It is reported that one of the most famous characteristics of Sichuan cuisine is spicy.
Deng Buxia said: "Pepper distinguishes Sichuan cuisine from other spicy local dishes." For example, Hunan cuisine also uses peppers, but does not use pepper that paralyzes the tongue.
She said that although Sichuan cuisine is one of the most popular local dishes in China, it became popular in the West 20 years ago. "Since the 1990s, people from all over China have been living in the United States and Britain. They want to eat their favorite food, Sichuan food."
At present, Sichuan hot pot is very popular in China and the west, but Deng Buxia said that Mapo tofu, diced chicken with palace onions, and Sichuan-style pork are also famous, showing the cooking skills and taste of Sichuan cuisine. At the intersection of eastern and western cultures and cuisines in Hong Kong, I am keen to spread Sichuan cuisine.
He found spicy food more difficult to learn. Because these foods combine all kinds of peppers into different combinations, they have different stages of taste.
Chen Qide said: "Sichuan cuisine can create a' feeling of dancing' in your taste and tongue tip." But not all Sichuan dishes are spicy. It tastes amazing. Some are a little spicy, others are very spicy. Its taste depends on whether you cook meat dishes or seafood.
He also said: "Only one third of Sichuan food is spicy. Sichuan cuisine has many flavors because every region is a mixture of cooking styles. Because immigrants from the surrounding areas have brought different eating habits and cultures. "