Fix Your Dish
Something went wrong. Your stir-fry is flat. Your tofu crumbled. Your Sichuan dish is not numbing. Start here — we diagnose by symptom, not by recipe.
Diagnose by Symptom
My stir fry tastes flat
Wrong soy sauce? No umami layering? Cold wok?
My Mapo Tofu broke apart
Wrong tofu type? No blanching?
My Kung Pao has no punch
Missing Sichuan pepper? Wrong vinegar?
My Sichuan dish is not numbing
Your Sichuan pepper is probably stale
No wok hei -- tastes boiled
Wrong pan? Weak stove?