Though I love chilli and spiciness I've always struggled with this family of flavours.
Adding apricots gives it a mild sweet-and-sour taste, balancing the spiciness of the masala.
Spicy means pain. The sensation of spiciness is the result of the activation of pain receptors in the tongue.
Sour, sweet, bitter, spiciness and fishiness numb our taste bud so that we can't taste the light sweet.
Sichuan cuisine is known not just for its spiciness. The food of this province also shows diversity, with special tastes and aromas, and unique cooking methods.
I learned you can tame the spiciness by adding a little squeezed lemon with salt. I used a lot of lemon and salt on this one.
