Working through all my favorites, this is chopped bullfrog in extra 麻辣(numbspicy) soup.
I complimented the waitstaff that I’ve been to their restaurant twice now because they use the real chongqing oil, very fresh and tangy compared to chili oils from other cities and provinces.
They proudly told me they fly it in from Chongqing to ensure quality and I believe it.
Holy napalm death, that looks spicy AF and even more delicious. 😱🤩
Is the dish named after the sentiment from the chef whenever they send one out? “Oh, you silly frog, you’ve really asked for it now.” I mean, just look at what happened to the last guy who ordered 麻辣 —he’s in the soup! 🤌🏼🤫
ha, that’s a good question, I imagined I was the greedy frog for eating so much frog; that is a BIG ol’ bowl of delicious.
I am so jealous
10 days visa free travel for a lot of countries plus payment integration with foreign credit cards, it hasn’t been easier in modern history to visit mainland china than it is this year.
More dishes coming up on the community, I’m sure.
Hey your ass to China if you haven’t already. The food is phenomenal
chinese food really does things different.
that Sichuan peppercorn in the center is fresh too, rather than dried, which surprised me. I’m not sure if I’ve had it fresh before, but there’s still a little rind with a very interesting fresh pepper flavor around the crunchy numbing center.
I’d say that’s one issue I have with Chongqing food is they put way too many of those things in. If you crunch down on a peppercorn it can be game over for the rest of your taste
i love that numb feeling, but I understand it can get pretty intense. There was this one shop I always ordered extra 麻 at, and one time I had to literally stop eating my 蒜薹腊肉 for five minutes because my throat was closing up with all the 麻胶 I was eating. Finished the plate after my brief respite, of course.
Dang I have to go look for a 腊肉 restaurant next.
Where are you at the moment?
Beijing, popping around the city to see different friends from ye ol English teaching days.
Oh crap yeah, we had the long talk about WeChat, right?
Yea, the new payment systems and everything. Which is still going well, btw: I’ve registered with the city bus, subway, and made about 50 transactions across the city at every level of store, vendor and restaurant.
