中国zhōng guó吃chī辣là地图dì tú ▸ 

▸ 说起shuō qǐ中国zhōng guó菜cài，很hěn多duō人rén的de第dì一yī印象yìn xiàng就jiù是shì辣là。这zhè是shì有yǒu一定yí dìng道理dào lǐ的de，

Speaking of Chinese cuisine, many people’s first impression is spicy. This makes sense.

▸ 在zài中国zhōng guó三sān十shí四sì个ge省shěng市shì自治区zì zhì qū中zhōng，大部分dà bù fen地区dì qū的de人rén都dōu爱ài吃chī辣là。

Within China’s 34 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, the people of most regions like eating spicy food.

▸ 有yǒu这样zhè yàng一yí句jù话huà，很hěn好hǎo地de说明shuō míng了le这zhè一yī点diǎn：

There is a saying that explains this very well.

▸ 四川sì chuān人rén不bú怕pà辣là，贵州guì zhōu人rén辣là不bú怕pà，湖南hú nán人rén怕pà不bú辣là。

Sichuan people do not fear spicy food; Guizhou people spicy food do not fear; Hunan people fear food that is not spicy.

▸ 这zhè三sān个ge省shěng都dōu是shì中国zhōng guó爱ài吃chī辣là的de地区dì qū，

These three provinces are all areas of China that love eating spicy food, ..

▸ 但dàn却què辣là得de各gè有yǒu特点tè diǎn。

.. but each spicy food has its own characteristics.

▸ 作为zuò wéi最zuì有名yǒu míng的de中国zhōng guó菜cài之一zhī yī，四川sì chuān菜cài的de最zuì大dà特点tè diǎn就jiù是shì辣là。

As one of the most famous types of Chinese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine’s strongest characteristic is its spiciness.

▸ 但dàn四川sì chuān的de辣là是shì麻辣má là。“麻má”这zhè种zhǒng味道wèi dào其实qí shí是shì一yì种zhǒng感觉gǎn jué。

But Sichuan’s spiciness is hot and tingling. The “tingling” flavor is actually a type of feeling.

▸ 如果rú guǒ你nǐ很hěn长cháng时间shí jiān坐zuò着zhe不bú动dòng，再zài站zhàn起来qǐ lái时shí腿tuǐ会huì感觉gǎn jué不bú太tài舒服shū fu，

If you sit and do not move for a very long time, when you stand up again, your legs will feel a bit uncomfortable.

▸ 这zhè种zhǒng感觉gǎn jué就jiù是shì“麻má”了le。

This kind of feeling is “tingling”.

▸ 说起shuō qǐ麻辣má là味wèi，火锅huǒ guō和hé宫保鸡丁gōng bǎo jī dīng就jiù是shì最zuì有名yǒu míng的de代表dài biǎo。

Speaking of hot and tingling flavors, hotpot and Kung Pao chicken are the most well-known representatives.

▸ 贵州guì zhōu菜cài的de辣là很hěn丰富fēng fù，但dàn很hěn多duō都dōu是shì酸辣suān là，有yǒu些xiē人rén吃chī不bú惯guàn。

The spiciness of Guizhou cuisine is very rich, but much of it is hot and sour. Some people can’t get accustomed to it.

▸ 说起shuō qǐ为什么wèi shén me贵州guì zhōu辣là是shì酸辣suān là，是shì因为yīn wèi当地dāng dì一直yì zhí都dōu很hěn缺quē盐yán，

If you ask why Guizhou’s spiciness is hot and sour, it’s because the local area has always lacked salt.

▸ 菜cài没有méi yǒu味道wèi dào，所以suǒ yǐ是shì贵州guì zhōu人rén最zuì早zǎo开始kāi shǐ吃chī辣là。

Their dishes were without flavor, so the Guizhou people were the first to eat spicy food.

▸ 为了wèi le更gèng好hǎo地de解决jiě jué菜cài不bù咸xián的de问题wèn tí，贵州guì zhōu人rén还hái加上jiā shàng了le酸suān。

In order to better solve the problem of their dishes not being salty, Guizhou people also added the sourness..

▸ 如果rú guǒ想xiǎng感受gǎn shòu贵州guì zhōu辣là，可以kě yǐ试试shì shi老干妈lǎo gān mā和hé酸suān汤tāng鱼yú。

If you want to experience Guizhou’s spiciness, you can try out Lao Gan Ma and fish in hot and sour soup.

▸ 而ér怕pà不bú辣là的de湖南hú nán人rén，口味kǒu wèi就jiù很hěn重zhòng了le。

And as for Hunan people who fear food that is not spicy, they like strong flavors.

▸ 湖南hú nán菜cài虽然suī rán看起来kàn qǐ lái没méi有yǒu四川sì chuān菜cài那么nà me辣là，但是dàn shì往往wǎng wǎng吃chī起来qǐ lái更gèng辣là。

Although Hunan cuisine appears to be less spicy than Sichuan cuisine, it is often even spicier once you start eating.

▸ 因为yīn wèi湖南hú nán人rén喜欢xǐ huan“香辣xiāng là”，

Because Hunan people like “fragrant and spicy”, ..

▸ 湖南hú nán菜cài往往wǎng wǎng只zhǐ有yǒu辣là和hé食物shí wù原来yuán lái的de味道wèi dào，

.. Hunan cuisine often only has the flavors of spiciness and the food itself.

▸ 没méi有yǒu麻má、酸suān、甜tián或者huò zhě其他qí tā味道wèi dào。

It doesn’t have tingling, sourness, sweetness, or other flavors.

▸ 如果rú guǒ你nǐ非常fēi cháng爱ài吃chī辣là，建议jiàn yì你nǐ去qù尝尝cháng cháng湖南hú nán菜cài！

If you really love eating spicy food, I recommend you try Hunan cuisine!

▸ 当然dāng rán，除了chú le这zhè几jǐ个ge地方dì fang，

Of course, other than these places, ..

▸ 重庆chóng qìng、云南yún nán、江西jiāng xī、湖北hú běi等děng地dì的de人rén也yě都dōu很hěn爱ài吃chī辣là。

.. the people of Chongqing, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Hubei and so on also really like eating spicy food.

▸ 说起shuō qǐ原因yuán yīn，是shì因为yīn wèi这zhè些xiē省份shěng fèn都dōu在zài长江cháng jiāng一带yí dài，气候qì hòu很hěn湿热shī rè。

The reason is that because these provinces are all along the Yangtse River, they have a very hot and humid climate.

▸ 吃chī辣là能néng帮助bāng zhù人们rén men出汗chū hàn，让ràng人rén更gèng适应shì yìng这样zhè yàng的de气候qì hòu。

Eating spice can help people to sweat, allowing people to better adapt to this kind of climate.

▸ 如果rú guǒ你nǐ爱ài吃chī辣là，可以kě yǐ去qù这些zhè xiē地方dì fang吃chī个ge够gòu；

If you love eating spicy food, you can go to these places and eat to your heart’s desire.

▸ 否则fǒu zé，要yào来lái这zhè些xiē地区dì qū旅游lǚ yóu，最zuì好hǎo先xiān上网shàng wǎng查chá好hǎo西xī餐厅cān tīng在zài哪儿nǎ'r！

If not, and you are coming to these regions for travel, you’d best look up where the Western restaurants are in advance!

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