郫县豆瓣 (Píxiàn dòubàn) · Pixian broad-bean paste

Meanings

1 Pixian broad-bean paste
2 Pixian doubanjiang (fermented chili-bean paste from Pixian, Sichuan)

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

A coarse, reddish-brown paste of fermented broad beans and chili, very salty and savoury. Cooks fry it in oil first until the oil turns red and fragrant, as the base of mapo tofu, twice-cooked pork and Sichuan hot pot.

Contains wheat

Also called 郫县豆瓣酱

Used in 4 dishes

Characters

郫

Pí

Pi (place name in Sichuan)

Examples

HSK 7-9

做麻婆豆腐一定要用郫县豆瓣。

Zuò mápódòufu yídìng yào yòng Píxiàn dòubàn.

Mapo tofu really needs Pixian broad-bean paste.

HSK 7-9

正宗的郫县豆瓣要发酵好几年。

Zhèngzōng de Píxiàn dòubàn yào fājiào hǎojǐ nián.

Authentic Pixian doubanjiang has to ferment for several years.

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culture

Called 川菜之魂 ('the soul of Sichuan cooking'). Made in Pixian (now Pidu District, Chengdu) from broad beans, red chilies, salt, and flour, fermented in open vats for at least a year. Protected as a Geographic Indication product since 2005.