Petals of a Peony

Name: Petals of a Peony
Address: 2110 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104, US
Telephone: (901) 207-6680

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Mon–Thu 11am–2:30pm & 4:30pm–9:30pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9:30pm (Overton Square)

2110 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 207-6680
Last verified: October 2026
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Sichuan diced chicken stir-fried with dried chilies and bell peppers in red chili oil, a dish served at Petals of a Peony in Memphis

Tofu (bean curd): Pressed soybean curd, from custard-soft (for mapo tofu and soups) to firm (for stir-fries and braises). Fried tofu puffs soak up sauce; tofu skin (yuba) is the sheet lifted off simmering soy milk, rolled and braised or fried as a "vegetarian duck". On this menu as: Shrimp w. Tofu · Mapo Tofu.
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: Fried Wontons.
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: Dandan Noodles.
Mapo tofu: Soft tofu in a glossy red sauce of fermented broad-bean paste (doubanjiang), chili and ground Sichuan peppercorn, traditionally with a little minced beef or pork. The name honors the pockmarked (ma) old woman (po) said to have invented it in Chengdu; a vegetarian version is common. On this menu as: Mapo Tofu.
Cumin lamb: Sliced lamb stir-fried (or skewered and grilled) with whole cumin seed, dried chili and onion, the signature seasoning of China's northwest, especially Xinjiang and Xi'an. Also common in Hunan kitchens, where it gets fresh chilies too. On this menu as: Stir-fried Cumin Lamb.
Fish-fragrant (yu xiang): A Sichuan seasoning of pickled chili, garlic, ginger, scallion, sugar and vinegar, originally used for fish and now most famous on eggplant and shredded pork. There is no fish in it; "in garlic sauce" on American-Chinese menus is usually this flavor profile. On this menu as: Eggplant w. Garlic Sauce.

How these dishes compare

Wontontypically $9.99 across 262 menus
Fish-fragrant (yu xiang)typically $14 across 166 menus
Mapo tofutypically $15.95 across 156 menus
Cumin lambtypically $17.25 across 113 menus
Dan dan noodlestypically $12.97 across 73 menus

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