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The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp: Spicy Recipes and Stories from Fly By Jing's Kitchen

by Jing Gao

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The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp: Spicy Recipes and Stories from Fly By Jing's Kitchen by Jing Gao appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around cookbooks & food, tales from around the world, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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