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Frommer's Highly Recommended

Those seeking authentic Sichuan fare can find it at this popular batik-themed eatery where chili alerts in the Chinese-only menu will let you know what you're in for. Start your evening with the fuqi feipian appetizer (cold beef and tongue doused in chili oil and peanuts), then graduate to lazi jiding (chicken nuggets in a sea of red chili peppers), huiguo rou (twice-cooked pork with chili and scallions), and the delicious shuizhu yu (fish slices and vegetables in a flaming spicy broth), closing with dandan mian (noodles in spicy peanut sauce). In between, be kind to yourself with lots of cold water and beer breaks; you'll need them to put out the three-alarm fire in your mouth.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Shanghai, 5th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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