Cuisine:

• Szechuan

Baguo Buyi Description:
It's unashamedly touristy, but Baguo Buyi's two big draws---its burning hot Szechuan cuisine and nightly bianlian (face changing) show---justify a visit. Bianlian is a fascinating component of Sichuan opera, where the performer magically whips through half a dozen or more fearsome and brightly-colored face masks seemingly by magic. Baguo Buyi is set out like a nineteenth-century Chinese nobleman's house with private dining rooms shouldering around a central staircase. Dishes are meant to be hellishly spicy but the chefs can take it easy on the peppers at your request. The most well-known dish is crisp intestine quick fried with stones, but if that doesn't rock your boat, there's stir-fried beef with red pepper, chicken in bamboo and first-rate steamed fish. Desserts of sticky rice, beans and taro make a good taste match after the spicy main dishes. The green tea dumplings look like glorious plump Martian eggs.


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