Doubanjiang

Doubanjiang, also known as douban, toban-djan, broad bean chili sauce, or fermented chili bean paste, is a hot and savory Chinese bean paste made from fermented broad beans, chili peppers, soybeans, salt, and flour. Characteristically used in Sichuan cuisine, it has been called "the soul of Sichuan cuisine. " Sichuan dishes such as mapo tofu, huoguo, yuxiang flavoring, and shuizhu all use doubanjiang as a key ingredient.

Other regions have their own versions: in Guangdong and Taiwan, for instance, Sichuan doubanjiang is called la-doubanjiang to distinguish it from plainer versions.

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