The combination of spicy and numbing that the Chinese call málà is particularly mind bending. The tingly numbing enhances the spice which enhances the tingly nu

The combination of spicy and numbing that the Chinese call málà is particularly mind bending. The tingly numbing enhances the spice which enhances the tingly numbing. A proper Sichuan hot pot is practically a drug (and indeed in some cases people have been known to use poppy in the broth, at least according to Fuchsia Dunlop).