The food of Szechuan province in southwest China is one of the world’s great cuisines. Its most famous characteristic is its fiery spiciness, which comes from the liberal use of chilies and lip-tingling Szechuan pepper. But hot and spicy is only part of the story. Szechuanese chefs are legendary for their ability to combine many different tastes into exquisite complex flavors. Some of these are robustly spicy, while others are delicate and teasing. And the use of chilies is so inventive that their taste never palls. In China, they say the variety of flavors used in Szechuanese cuisine is so dazzling that “each one of a hundred dishes will have its own, unique taste!”

At Peninsula 1899, the FIRST AUTHENTIC SZECHUAN restaurant in Finland, we want to bring you the best of the authentic flavors of Szechuan. So look out, among others, for the seductive ‘fish-fragrant’ combination of pickled chilies, ginger, garlic and spring onion, the addictive fieriness of ‘numbing and hot’ flavored dishes, and the refreshing tones of a ‘ginger juice’ sauce. We hope you enjoy your food.

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