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
Sichuan Tribute Pepper (Hanyuan Sichuan Pepper, Qingxi Gong Jiao)
$19
While we have always carried Hanyuan Sichuan pepper, as of the 2020 harvest we now have certified pepper from the village of Qingxi, the best of the best Hanyuan pepper. It is...
Sichuan Flower Pepper (Special-Grade Da Hong Pao Sichuan Pepper)
$17
The Sichuanese do not call Sichuan pepper "Sichuan pepper." They call it hua jiao, which means flower pepper, and when you see a perfect specimen of the numbing spice you...
Green Sichuan Pepper (Szechuan Peppercorn, Qing Hua Jiao)
$14
Green Sichuan pepper has a distinctly different taste than the red species and has become very popular in Sichuan over the past couple decades, as its fresh, lemony taste is...
Facing Heaven Zi Dan Tou Chili (Chao Tian Jiao)
$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 zi dan tou,...
Lantern Chili (Deng Long Jiao)
$12
Deng long jiao, or lantern chilies, are fat and round and moderately hot. These are deep-red, fresh and fragrant. They are used to bring a visual wow to dishes such as...
Er Jing Tiao Chili
$14
The er jing tiao is Sichuan's most-loved chili. It is used both fresh and dried, in both its green and red forms, in everything from stir-fries to braises to chili oil....
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...
Organic Stone-Ground Chinese Sesame Paste (Zhi Ma Jiang)
$12
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...
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...
Starter Yunnan Collection
$82
Note: We are currently substituting the vinegar in this collection. Instead of the 3-year Baoning shown in the photo, you will receive the larger bottle of 10-year Baoning. There is still...
Starter Xi'an Collection
$79
Note: We are currently substituting the vinegar in this collection. Instead of the 3-year Boaning shown in the photo, you will receive the larger bottle of 10-year Baoning. There is still...
Complete Sichuan Pantry Collection
$134
Note: We are currently substituting the vinegar in this collection. Instead of the 3-year Baoning shown in the photo, you will receive the larger bottle of 10-year Baoning. There is still...
Zhongba is the only long-brewed, all-natural Chinese soy sauce in the U.S. Andrew Zimmern calls it "the best soy sauce for the money I have tried in years."
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