Cold dishes! In this 101 video, we'll focus on the Sichuan province, and teach you three flavor profiles to toss your 'any ingredient of choice' in with.0:00 - Cold dish as a framework0:58 - Toasted Chili flavor4:32 - Sweet and sour flavor5:44 - Fish fragrant flavor7:55 - China is a big placeFULL, WRITTEN RECIPESAre, as always, over on Substack! Completely free, if it had to be said:https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/how-to-chinese-cold-dish-ify-anythingThat said, might as well copy over the three sauces over here just in case that's helpful for you:SHAOBAN SAUCE* Sichuan Chili Oil (), 30g, ~2 tbsp* Toasted Chili Powder (), 3g, ~1 tbsp* Soy sauce (), 10g, ~2 tsp* Toasted sesame oil (), 10g, ~2 tsp* Salt, 1/8 tsp* MSG (), 1/8 tspSIMPLE SWEET SOUR SAUCE* Rice Vinegar () -or- White Rice Vinegar (), 20g, ~4 tsp* Granulated Sugar, 15g, ~3.5 tsp* Scallion whites, 15g, ~2 sprigs. Cut lengthwise into slivers.* Toasted Sesame Oil (), 10g, ~2 tsp* Salt, 1/8 tsp* MSG (), 1/4 tspFISH FRAGRANT SAUCE* Lao Gan Ma Pickled Chili () -or- Hunan Chopped Chilis (), 25g, ~1.5 tbsp. Minced.* Dark Chinese Vinegar (/), preferably Baoning vinegar (), 15g, ~1 tbsp.* Soy sauce (), 10g, ~2 tsp* Granulated sugar, 20g, ~4 tsp* Scallion, 20g, ~2 sprigs. Sliced. * Garlic, 25g, ~5 cloves. Finely minced.* Ginger, 5g, ~1/2 inch. Finely minced.* Salt, 1/4 tsp* MSG (), 1/8 tsp______And check out our Patreon if you'd like to support the project!https://www.patreon.com/ChineseCookingDemystified Outro Music: by Found via My Analog Journal (great channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHaL5H-VYRg&t=896s