Sichuan cuisine
E131334
Sichuan cuisine is a bold, spicy, and numbing Chinese culinary tradition famous for its liberal use of chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and complex, layered flavors.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sichuan cuisine canonical | 12 |
| Chengdu cuisine | 1 |
| Chuan cuisine | 1 |
| Sichuan cold noodles | 1 |
| Szechuan cuisine | 1 |
| Szechwan cuisine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1146119 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sichuan cuisine Context triple: [Chengdu, knownFor, Sichuan cuisine]
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A.
Sichuan Province
Sichuan Province is a populous landlocked region in southwestern China known for its spicy cuisine, rich cultural heritage, and diverse mountainous landscapes including parts of the Tibetan Plateau.
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B.
Hakka
Hakka is a Sinitic language spoken primarily by the Hakka people across southern China and various overseas Chinese communities.
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C.
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province in southwestern China, known for its spicy cuisine, giant panda conservation centers, and long history as a major cultural and economic hub.
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D.
Teochew
Teochew is a Southern Min Chinese dialect originating from the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities across Southeast Asia.
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E.
Shëngjin
Shëngjin is a coastal town and port in northwestern Albania on the Adriatic Sea, historically significant for its strategic maritime position.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sichuan cuisine Target entity description: Sichuan cuisine is a bold, spicy, and numbing Chinese culinary tradition famous for its liberal use of chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and complex, layered flavors.
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A.
Sichuan Province
Sichuan Province is a populous landlocked region in southwestern China known for its spicy cuisine, rich cultural heritage, and diverse mountainous landscapes including parts of the Tibetan Plateau.
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B.
Hakka
Hakka is a Sinitic language spoken primarily by the Hakka people across southern China and various overseas Chinese communities.
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C.
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province in southwestern China, known for its spicy cuisine, giant panda conservation centers, and long history as a major cultural and economic hub.
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D.
Teochew
Teochew is a Southern Min Chinese dialect originating from the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities across Southeast Asia.
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E.
Shëngjin
Shëngjin is a coastal town and port in northwestern Albania on the Adriatic Sea, historically significant for its strategic maritime position.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese cuisine
ⓘ
regional cuisine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chuan cuisine
ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan cuisine
Szechuan cuisine ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan cuisine
Szechwan cuisine ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan cuisine
|
| associatedWithCity |
Chengdu
ⓘ
Chongqing ⓘ |
| characteristicFlavor |
aromatic
ⓘ
numbing ⓘ savory ⓘ spicy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| hasCondiment |
Sichuan chili oil
ⓘ
chili bean paste ⓘ pickled vegetables ⓘ spicy dipping sauce ⓘ |
| hasCookingTechnique |
braising
ⓘ
dry-frying ⓘ pickling ⓘ red-braising ⓘ smoking ⓘ steaming ⓘ stir-frying ⓘ velveting ⓘ |
| hasFlavorProfile |
chen pi flavor
ⓘ
fish-fragrant flavor ⓘ guai wei ⓘ hui guo ⓘ jia yan ⓘ ma la ⓘ numbing-spicy flavor ⓘ suan la ⓘ yu xiang ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Chongqing hot pot
ⓘ
Hunan cuisine ⓘ
linked to:
Hunan cuisine (Xiang cuisine)
overseas Chinese restaurant menus ⓘ |
| hasSignatureDish |
Sichuan boiled dumplings
ⓘ
Sichuan cold noodles ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan cuisine
Sichuan hot pot ⓘ Sichuan pickles ⓘ Sichuan spicy chicken ⓘ Sichuan spicy wontons ⓘ dan dan noodles ⓘ fish-fragrant pork ⓘ fuqi feipian ⓘ kung pao chicken ⓘ mapo tofu ⓘ saliva chicken ⓘ spicy rabbit head ⓘ twice-cooked pork ⓘ water-boiled beef ⓘ water-boiled fish ⓘ yuxiang eggplant ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
availability of chili peppers
ⓘ
local climate of Sichuan Basin ⓘ preservation needs in humid climate ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the Eight Great Traditions of Chinese cuisine ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Sichuan Province ⓘ |
| typicalCourse |
banquet dishes
ⓘ
hot pot meal ⓘ street snacks ⓘ |
| typicalProtein |
beef
ⓘ
chicken ⓘ fish ⓘ offal ⓘ pork ⓘ tofu ⓘ |
| typicalSpicinessLevel | high ⓘ |
| usesIngredient |
Sichuan peppercorn
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black vinegar ⓘ broad bean paste ⓘ chili bean paste ⓘ chili oil ⓘ chili pepper ⓘ dark soy sauce ⓘ doubanjiang ⓘ dried chili ⓘ fermented broad bean paste ⓘ flower pepper ⓘ garlic ⓘ ginger ⓘ light soy sauce ⓘ peanut ⓘ peppercorn oil ⓘ pickled chili ⓘ pickled mustard greens ⓘ scallion ⓘ sesame oil ⓘ ya cai ⓘ |
| usesPreservationMethod |
fermentation
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pickling ⓘ salting ⓘ smoking ⓘ |
| usesSensation |
aromatic warmth
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pungent heat ⓘ tingling numbness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sichuan cuisine Description of subject: Sichuan cuisine is a bold, spicy, and numbing Chinese culinary tradition famous for its liberal use of chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and complex, layered flavors.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
linked to: Sichuan cuisine
linked to: Sichuan cuisine
linked to: Sichuan cuisine
linked to: Sichuan cuisine
subject linked to:
mapo tofu
linked to: Sichuan cuisine
subject linked to:
Chéngdū
subject linked to:
Hunan cuisine (Xiang cuisine)