Sichuan Heritage Foods +
China Time-Honored Brands
For the first time in the U.S.
Taste the China you’ve been missing
Má (the numbing of Sichuan pepper) + là (the heat of chili pepper) = málà (the defining taste of Sichuan food)
Check out our Recipe Site for well-tested Regional Chinese recipes and food writing from cooks with roots or current lives in China. Search our recipes by ingredient for an introduction to Sichuan specialty products, how to prep, use and store them, and numerous recipes that feature each one.
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The Mala Market are "outstanding purveyors of Chinese ingredients and food culture"—Fuchsia Dunlop
New and popular products
"For years I’ve lamented the mediocre quality of Sichuan peppercorns available in the US. Now at last The Mala Market offers outstanding peppercorns"—Grace Young
"They are life changing peppercorns"—Brandon Jew, Michelin-starred Mister Jiu's
Zhongba is the only long-brewed, all-natural Chinese soy sauce in the U.S.
"The best soy sauce for the money I have tried in years"—Andrew Zimmern
"The minute you toss a couple of tablespoons of their roasted rapeseed oil into a hot wok your kitchen starts smelling like a Chinese restaurant. It has a deliciously toasty aroma unlike any other oil I’ve encountered. I never want to be without it"—Ruth Reichl
What's your Chinese food obsession?
A shared obsession with Sichuan food helped us bond as American mother and adopted-teen Chinese daughter and also keeps Fongchong connected to her homeland. Whether your connection to Chinese food is through your immigrant or multicultural family, world travel, or simply the love of a Chinese restaurant down the street, our mission is to help you make the best Chinese of your life!