Mala xiang guo

Mala xiang guo, roughly translated into English as "spicy stir fry hot pot", is a Chinese dish prepared by stir-frying. Strongly flavored with mala, it often contains meat and vegetables, and has a salty and spicy taste. The preparation process involves placing the required ingredients in the pot, stir-frying and adding seasoning. In restaurants, customers usually choose the ingredients (meat and vegetables) by themselves before the chef prepares the dish. The fiery dish originated from the Tujia people of Jinyun Mountain in Chongqing, China in the early 2000s. The name of the dish is self-descriptive, with "ma" meaning tongue-numbing and "la" meaning spiciness. The "spicy and tingling" sensation is a distinctive flavor feature of Sichuan cuisine, which is known for its bold use of spicy ingredients.

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