You explore the vibrant street food scene of Chengdu and discover dishes packed with bold local flavors. From spicy favorites to comforting classics, the food captures the character of the city.

In Chengdu, eating is not a choice—it’s a ritual. Designated a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, Chengdu’s culinary identity is built on layers of heat, aroma, and memory. The numbing intensity of mala, the ...

I was walking down a narrow street in the suburbs of Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province, when I spotted what I'd been hoping to spot for days: a tricycle. No ordinary conveyance, this; ...

Travel in Chengdu is, quite literally, heating up as tourists seek an experience beyond the pandas. Most travelers to the city—the fourth-largest metropolitan area in China, with more than 21 million ...

The stereotype about Sichuan cuisine, says food writer and cookbook author Fuchsia Dunlop, is that it's all chile and lip-tingling Sichuan pepper. "But actually it's more complex than that. Real ...

They are as obsessed with food as you'd imagine for a people whose native poets immortalized the cuisine (11th-century bard Su Dongpo on fatty pork: "Simmer slowly/With a little water"). These poets ...