Fuqi Fei Pian (夫妻肺片) — Husband and Wife Beef Slices

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Fuqi fei pian (夫妻肺片, literally 'husband and wife lung slices' — despite the name, no lung is used in modern versions) is one of the most famous Sichuan cold dishes: thin slices of beef and beef offal — typically shank, tripe, tendon, and tongue — dressed in a complex sauce of chilli oil, Sichuan peppercorn, sesame paste, soy sauce, and aromatics. The name refers to the Chengdu husband-and-wife street vendors Guo Zhaohua and Zhang Tianzheng who in the 1930s sold offal dishes from baskets on a shoulder pole. The dish exemplifies the Sichuan tradition of transforming cheap, collagen-rich offal cuts into a sophisticated, flavour-complex cold preparation.

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