The Mala Market is America's source for premium Sichuan ingredients
At harvest time each year, we import several varieties of top-grade Sichuan pepper and Chinese chili peppers, and we are the exclusive importers of Sichuan's most esteemed handcrafted products, including Pixian chili bean paste, soy sauce and vinegar
Direct sourcing from renowned Chinese factories and farms ensures authenticity, safety and freshness
Ma (the numbing of Sichuan pepper) + la (the heat of chili pepper) = mala (the defining taste of Sichuan food)
Check out our Sichuan Recipe Blog for inspiration and instruction on using the ingredients
New and popular products
Handcrafted 3-Year Pixian Chili Bean Paste (Yi Feng He Hao Doubanjiang)
$20
It's no exaggeration to say that this 3-year-old Pixian chili bean paste is the pinnacle of traditional Sichuan food production. Made entirely by hand—as it has been since 1688—this Yi...
Zhongba 360 Light Soy Sauce (Naturally Brewed 1 Year)
$14
Finally, America has a premium, naturally brewed Chinese soy sauce with no additives or preservatives. Sichuan's famed Zhongba Soy Sauce has been made continuously by one family since 1828 and is...
Zhongba Handcrafted Soy Sauce (Naturally Brewed 1 Year)
$40
Finally, America has a premium, naturally brewed Chinese soy sauce with no additives or preservatives! Sichuan's famed Zhongba Soy Sauce has been made continuously by one family since 1828 and...
Baoning Handcrafted Vinegar
$14
Sichuan's Baoning vinegar is one of the four famous vinegars of China. We are now carrying two handmade Baoning vinegars instead of Zhenjiang vinegar, because Baoning is a better match for...
Baoning Handcrafted Vinegar, Aged 10 Years
$24
Sichuan's Baoning vinegar is one of the four famous vinegars of China. We are now carrying two handmade Baoning vinegars instead of Zhenjiang vinegar, because Baoning is a better match for...
Organic Stone-Ground Chinese Sesame Paste (Zhi Ma Jiang)
$11
The Mala Market's Pure Chinese Sesame Paste is made from single-origin Chinese sesame seeds, stone-ground without chemicals or heat and with no additives or preservatives. Its pristine supply chain and...
Megachef Oyster Sauce (Hao You)
$15
Note: This oyster sauce is as wonderful as the experts say (Welcome, Food & Wine readers!), but please be aware that these bottles sometimes leak a bit as they lie on...
Da Hong Pao Sichuan Pepper (Szechuan Peppercorn, 大红袍花椒)
$12
Premium red Sichuan pepper (formerly Szechuan pepper) should have a strong citrusy fragrance and taste as well as an intense numbing quality. Ours is particularly potent, as it has not...
Facing Heaven Chili (Chao Tian Jiao, 朝天椒)
$11
Chao tian jiao, or facing heaven chilies, are so called because they grow upward toward the sky. There are many types of facing heaven chilies, but these are the most...
Fragrant-Hot Ground Chilies (Sichuan Chili Flakes, Xiang La La Jiao Mian, 香辣辣椒面)
$12
In Sichuan, chili oil is made from one or more kinds of whole dried chilies that are first fried until crisp and then pounded in a large mortar and pestle...
Starter Mala Collection
$58
This Starter Mala Collection includes the must-have ingredients for creating ma and la, the defining tastes of Sichuan food, plus well-tested and beautifully printed recipe cards for five of Sichuan's...
Complete Sichuan Pantry Collection
$117
This Complete Sichuan Pantry Collection is designed to stock your shelves with a premium version of every specialty ingredient needed to cook classic Sichuan food. It includes products exclusive to The Mala...
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