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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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The clicky videos, the snaking lines of customers, the grandiose launch parties—it echoes similar consumer hype trends of the past, like McDonald’s hyperviral Travis Scott Meal or infamous Rick and Morty–fueled Szechuan Sauce incident.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

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

From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

It’s beginning to seem like chili oil has been a theme of 2022 for me, so I’m leaning in with the crispy spicy fish from Szechuan First in Kent.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

"Goodness, that ginger is spicy—it's the Szechuan cooking style, you know. How am I related? Let me see, Uncle Sam was my father's oldest brother, or was he the youngest brother of my father's father?"

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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