What is the relationship between Sichuan cuisine and geographical environment?

Sichuan people have a long tradition of "spicy" because of its humid climate, geographical location in the western inland and taste habits, which makes peppers widely used in Sichuan cuisine and promotes the formation of unique flavor characteristics of Sichuan cuisine.

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Sichuan cuisine has a wide range of materials, diverse seasonings, diverse dishes and equal emphasis on freshness and alcohol. It is famous for its good use of spicy spices. With its unique cooking methods and strong local flavor, it combines the characteristics of all parties in the southeast and northwest, absorbs the strengths of many families, and is good at absorbing and innovating, and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, was awarded the honorary title of "Food Capital of the World" by UNESCO.

After the Opium War, western culture gradually entered China. Sichuan is located in the inland of the west, not directly attacked by the war, and its social economy and people's life are relatively stable, which makes Sichuan cuisine develop continuously, with a large number of specialty dishes and famous shops appearing, feasting flourishing and catering market developing day by day.

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