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Starter Mala Collection
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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...
Super Mala Collection
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If you are a fan of Sichuan cuisine, then you know the importance of mala to authentic taste. This Super Mala Collection includes an expanded selection of ingredients for creating...
Complete Sichuan Pantry Collection
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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...
Roasted Rapeseed Oil (Caizi You, 菜籽油)
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New stock estimated to arrive late August Mala Market Exclusive If you've ever been in or near a restaurant kitchen in Sichuan, then you know the distinct and delicious smell...
Yibin Yacai (Preserved Mustard Stem), Set of 2
$12
Note: We have received a large shipment of this product that has allowed us to cut the price significantly and still not run out. Note that the new price is...
Zhacai (Sichuan Preserved Vegetable), Set of 4
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Limited-availability product; we source it when we can Zhacai is the tuber of a Chinese mustard green preserved in a chili pepper spice mix. Long known in the West as...
Best of Lao Gan Ma: Spicy Chili Crisp & Chili Oil With Black Bean
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If you've tasted Lao Gan Ma chili oils, then you're already a fan of "The Godmother" because there is no way to resist her charms. If you haven't, then let's...
Sichuan Sauce for Dry Pot (Mala Xiang Guo)
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New stock estimated to arrive late August Modern hot pot palace Huang Cheng Lao Ma is one of Chengdu's most famous hot pot restaurants and brands. The chain has its...
Soup Base for Mala Hot Pot (Mala Huo Guo)
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New stock estimated to arrive late August Modern hot pot palace Huang Cheng Lao Ma is one of Chengdu's most famous hot pot restaurants and brands, which says a lot...
Chinese 5 Spice (DIY Whole Spices)
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Chinese 5 Spice is beloved across China and is used mainly in braises and stews but also as a rub or marinade for roasted meats. There are numerous versions, some using...
Star Anise (Ba Jiao, 八角)
$8
Star anise, the eight-pointed, beautiful star spice, is native to southwest China (and Vietnam) and is widely used in braises, stews and soup stocks. It is an ingredient of Chinese...
Cassia Bark (Gui Pi, 桂皮)
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New stock estimated to arrive late August Cassia bark is often called Chinese cinnamon. It is one of several species of Cinnamomum and is grown widely in southern China. These thick, long strips of...
Chinese Black Cardamom (Cao Guo, 草果)
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Cao guo, or Chinese cardamom, is a species of black cardamom related to Indian black cardamom but subtly different in look and flavor. It is also very different from green...
Xinjiang Cumin (Zi Ran, 孜然)
$8
Cumin has long been important in China's far-west Xinjiang autonomous region, where this cumin seed is grown. Xinjiang's Turkic Uyghur people, whose food draws from both Middle Eastern traditions and...
Chinese Spice Collection
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New stock estimated to arrive late August This is a set of the Chinese spices we import (other than Sichuan pepper, sold separately). Grown in southern and western China, they...
The Food of Sichuan (New Cookbook by Fuchsia Dunlop)
$35
Whether you're new to Sichuan cooking or have been at it for years, this is the one cookbook you cannot do without. Newbies will find a thorough introduction to ingredients...
The Kitchen God (Zao Jun)
$49
Shipping: Please note that this item must be ordered separately from all other Mala Market items as its own order due to different shipping procedures. This large piece of ceramic...
Mala (麻辣) Apron (Black or Steel Gray) (Fits men too!)
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See all products Ok, we admit we're a little obsessed with mala, both the flavors and the characters. 麻, or "má," refers to the numbing of Sichuan pepper and 辣, or "là," to the burn...
Sichuan Recipe Cards
$10
Even though recipes have gone high-tech, for actual cooking we still prefer old-school recipe cards over dragging tablets, phones or even cookbooks into the kitchen. They're just so portable and easy...
Yin Yang Copper Pot for Mala Hot Pot
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Note: We no longer carry this copper hotpot, but we are very excited to add both a high-end, heavy-gauge, hammered stainless-steel hotpot and a traditional satin-finish brass hotpot very soon...