Many of the best Chinese restaurants in the country still abide by the same philosophy of menu writing as those strip mall takeout joints. They write menus that are too damn long.
Eating in China was an adventure -- and like any adventure, sometimes you're totally in, and sometimes you sit on the sidelines -- or get dragged, kicking and screaming, into the game.
Once you eat a dish that uses Sichuan peppercorns, you aren't likely to forget it. The tingly mouth sensation produced by the tiny crimson pods -- whi...