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Published · transcript-backedDan Wang: preference
13 Dec 2023 Conversations with Tyler Fuchsia Dunlop on the Story of Chinese Food
“I think that distorted our view, so maybe people have caught on. Personally, I enjoy Hunan food a little bit less than Szechuan food.”
— Dan Wang
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- Dan Wang
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- 13 Dec 2023
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Not so many. I don’t know. What do you think? My understanding was that Hunan food became quite popular after Nixon’s visit to China, and this was all Chairman Mao. Then everybody just started advertising their Chinese restaurants as Hunanese cuisine. I think that distorted our view, so maybe people have caught on. Personally, I enjoy Hunan food a little bit less than Szechuan food. I find Hunan food a little bit too oily, and the flavors are a little bit too much, instead of more refined and tingling and teasing in a way that Szechuan often is. Lydia, do you have a view on this? Are you tempted to serve Hunan dishes?…
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