Use specific ingredient questions when planning vegetarian meals in Sichuan; a regional cuisine name does not verify a particular dish.
Place name and menu vocabulary#
| Chinese | Pinyin | Selected meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四川省 | Sì chuān shěng | Sichuan |
| 素食 | sù shí | vegetarian food |
| 麻婆豆腐 | má pó dòu fǔ | mapo tofu |
| 火锅 | huǒ guō | hotpot |
Questions to use before ordering#
For a vegetarian adaptation of mapo tofu, ask the kitchen to confirm the actual changes. Ordinary dish names cannot establish those changes. For hotpot, check the broth and sauces separately from the ordered vegetables.
Scope of this guide#
This is an editorial meal-planning exercise, not a survey of regional restaurants or a historical catalogue of local dishes. The words are examples for reading a menu, not evidence that every listed food originated in this region. Ask the actual kitchen to confirm ingredients and preparation; this page does not certify a restaurant or a product.
Source#
Lexical senses adapted from CC-CEDICT contributors / MDBG, 23 October 2026 release, CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses selected and shortened; ordering questions are editorial. Dictionary release.