http://www.flavorexplosions.com/blog/2009/10/liang-fen-%e2%80%93-cold-mung-bean-jelly-noodles/ ...experience the gastronomic flavors of the Pacific Rim Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.flavorexplosions.com/blog/2009/10/liang-fen-%e2%80%93-cold-mung-bean-jelly-noodles/comment-page-1/#comment-299 tigerfish Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:37:55 +0000 http://www.flavorexplosions.com/blog/?p=1630#comment-299 Love and hate relationship with Sichuan peppercorn. Love it cos of the "numbing" heat but hate it cos I can't seem to taste any other food after my buds are numbed :O Love and hate relationship with Sichuan peppercorn. Love it cos of the “numbing” heat but hate it cos I can’t seem to taste any other food after my buds are numbed :O

]]> http://www.flavorexplosions.com/blog/2009/10/liang-fen-%e2%80%93-cold-mung-bean-jelly-noodles/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Linda Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:32:43 +0000 http://www.flavorexplosions.com/blog/?p=1630#comment-282 I love this paragraph in today's NYT article that aptly describes Sichuan 'ma' numbing flavor -- Anyone looking for proof that pain and pleasure share a common neural pathway will find it at this bleak-looking restaurant, where the eyes weep and gums thrum as the capsaicins free every last endorphin from its cellular prison. I love this paragraph in today’s NYT article that aptly describes Sichuan ‘ma’ numbing flavor — Anyone looking for proof that pain and pleasure share a common neural pathway will find it at this bleak-looking restaurant, where the eyes weep and gums thrum as the capsaicins free every last endorphin from its cellular prison.

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