Chengdu Home Cooked Meal with a Local Sichuan Family

Skip the restaurant and eat at a Chengdu family's dining table, in their own home. +1 Chopsticks (加双筷子, "add a pair of chopsticks", what Chinese families say when a friend turns up for dinner) matches you with one of 6 vetted Chengdu host families, based on where you're staying and what you eat. How it goes: 1. Your host meets you at the door of their home. 2. Tea first, while the last dishes finish. 3. Home-style Sichuan dishes come out of the wok one at a time, shared family-style with rice and soup. Your host explains each one. 4. Stay and talk. Most meals run past two hours. 5. Leave with your host's own tips for eating your way around Chengdu. Every host cooks their own family's food. The sample menu below is a taste from different tables.