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Szechuan

British  
/ ˈsɪtʃwɑːn /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Sichuan

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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

The menu is eclectic — the week we were there, we had a chimichurri beef salad, a cold noodle bowl with sweet potato noodles, Szechuan green beans and a smoked pork banh mi.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023

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