Happy China

Name: Happy China
Address: 2505 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC, 27707, US
Telephone: 919-237-2021

Mon 11am-3pm & 4:30-10pm; Tue closed; Wed-Thu 11am-3pm & 4:30-10pm; Fri 11am-3pm & 4:30-11pm; Sat 12-11pm; Sun 12-10pm

Szechuan-style (American menus): The older Wade-Giles spelling of Sichuan. On American-Chinese menus "Szechuan beef" or "Szechuan chicken" signals a spicy garlic-chili sauce with vegetables; on a Sichuan restaurant's menu the same word means the real thing, so expect Sichuan peppercorn and real heat. On this menu as: Sichuan Specialties · Sichuan Wontons in Chili Oil.
Wonton: Small dumplings in a thin square wrapper, loosely gathered rather than pleated. Served in clear broth (wonton soup, often with egg noodles), deep-fried as an appetizer, or tossed in chili oil as a Sichuan cold plate, "red oil wontons" or hong you chao shou. On this menu as: Sichuan Wontons in Chili Oil.
Dan dan noodles: A Sichuan street dish: wheat noodles under a sauce of chili oil, Sichuan peppercorn, sesame paste and preserved vegetable, topped with crumbled fried pork and stirred together at the table. Numbing, nutty and savory rather than simply hot. On this menu as: Dan Dan Noodles.
Chili oil / chili crisp: Oil infused with toasted chili flakes and often star anise, cinnamon and Sichuan peppercorn. Chili crisp keeps the crunchy fried flakes and garlic in the jar. It dresses cold noodles, wontons and dumplings, and sits on most Sichuan tables. On this menu as: Sichuan Wontons in Chili Oil.

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