A Song of Spice and Fire: The Real Deal With Hunan Cuisine | Serious Eats - http://www.seriouseats.com/2015...
Feb 9, 2015
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Anika,
Steven Perez,
imabonehead,
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"Chairman Mao Zedong, who hailed from spice-loving Hunan province, once said, "You can't be a revolutionary if you don't eat chilies." The Hunanese food writer Liu Guochu says Mao loved spice so much he sprinkled ground chilies on slices of watermelon."
- rønin
You know, I bet spicy watermelon is pretty tasty.
- Jennifer Dittrich
I was just thinking that. I was wondering whether one of those Hawaiian dried fruit/spice places would carry that.
- Spidra Webster
Funny to think that these "authentic" cuisines are only a few centuries old in their current chili pepper-based form.
- Andrew C (see frenf.it)
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- Michael W. May
In my neighborhood, at the streets carts for $1 - 2, you can get a cup of mango, watermelon, jicama and papaya topped with lemon juice and pico (chile, lime, salt) mix.
- Anika