Menu Template

Sichuan Restaurant Menu Template

Template · Menu design · Restaurant format

A Sichuan menu should help diners understand flavor patterns, heat level, and dish families before they order.

Recommended sections

Section Examples
Cold dishes Cucumber salad, mouthwatering chicken, cold noodles.
Tofu and vegetables Mapo tofu, fish-fragrant eggplant, dry-fried green beans.
Pork Twice-cooked pork, ants climbing a tree.
Chicken Kung pao chicken, la zi ji.
Beef and lamb Cumin lamb, water-boiled beef.
Fish and seafood Water-boiled fish, dry pot seafood.
Noodles and rice Dan dan noodles, rice, fried rice.
Mild options Greens, egg dishes, less-spicy vegetables.

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Good first order for four:
Cucumber salad, mapo tofu, dry-fried green beans, one chicken or beef dish, rice.

Sample item:
Yu Xiang Eggplant
鱼香茄子 · yú xiāng qié zi
Eggplant in Sichuan garlic, chile, vinegar, and soy-based sauce. No fish.
Contains: soy, garlic, chile. May contain pork.

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# Sichuan Restaurant Menu Template

## First-order guidance
For two:
- Couple's beef or smashed cucumber
- Mapo tofu
- Dry-fried green beans
- One rice order

For four:
- Cold appetizer
- Water-boiled beef or fish
- Chongqing chicken
- Mapo tofu
- Green vegetable
- Rice

## Menu sections
### Cold dishes
Smashed cucumber — garlic, vinegar, chile oil.
Couple's beef — sliced beef and tripe in chile oil.

### Ma-la specialties
Mapo tofu — soft tofu in chile-bean sauce with Sichuan peppercorn.
Water-boiled beef — beef slices in spicy chile broth.

### Dry pot
Dry pot chicken / shrimp / cauliflower.
Note: usually spicy and oily; may not be adjustable.

### Stir-fries
Dry-fried green beans.
Twice-cooked pork.
Yu xiang eggplant.

### Vegetables and tofu
Pea shoots.
Cabbage with dried chile.
Tofu with mushrooms.

## Spice note
Ma-la means spicy and numbing. Dishes cooked in chile oil may not be available non-spicy.

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