Chances are excellent that, if you’re dining at a restaurant with “Hunan” in its name, you’re not eating food anyone born in Hunan province would recognize. Four decades after Americans fell for this ...

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Hunan is in southern or central China – the argument over which still rages – and its food reflects the dichotomy. While most Americans think of Sichuan food as the spicier cuisine, Hunan dishes can ...

A plate of chicken with chile, Hunan-style, comes to the table with glistening whole garlic cloves and thick ginger slices that dot a sea of deep red whole chiles burying a mound of crisp, fried ...

The word “Hunan” has appeared in the names of Chinese restaurants in the United States, and in the names of dishes on their menus, for decades, without many Americans knowing what it meant exactly.

Clockwise from left: Hunan pork liver, tai gan Hunan style, Chairman Mao’s favorite pork belly, dry chile tilapia fillet Credit: Jeffrey Marini Tony Hu knows that some might find the supersize image ...

Hunan Tapas, the popular Chinese eatery, opened its second Long Island location this summer, bringing the bold, spicy flavors of Hunan cuisine to Great Neck. Owner Chi Zhang, who launched the first ...

My order: As per tradition, I ordered the Hunan Chicken ($8.25) and a pork egg roll. China Express is still carry-out only at this point, with a temporary wall built at the front of the restaurant and ...

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP — Friend Clayton Gallop, a pharmacist, gets credit for this one. Our families were having dinner together at Hunan Gardens recently, and he was bold enough to order from the Szechuan ...