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Szechuan

British  
/ ˈsɪtʃwɑːn /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Sichuan

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It included 16 ingredients, Indian mulberry, golden eye-grass, the deciduous perennial Asian lizard’s tail and the carrot-like plant Szechuan Lovage among them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2024

At $27, it’s on the pricier side, but it’s a large dish with seasoned Szechuan sauce and a nice mix of flavors and textures, as carrots, cucumbers and peanuts round out the presentation.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2024

The jam sauce, meanwhile, features red pepper, Szechuan peppercorn, cayenne pepper and apple vinegar.

From Washington Times Sep. 26, 2023

Finally, open up bottles and jars: Sprinkle on some white- or Szechuan pepper, five-spice, or a touch of MSG.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2022

On it, within the old province of Szechuan, so light and gentle that none could see it, was the little mark placed there by Ching which indicated the location of his ancestral farm.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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