Liang, who often travels to mainland China to conduct interviews, has tried the street-stall version of mala hotpot sold in Sichuan. "The stalls are similar to the ones in Taiwan selling salted crispy chicken. They're very common all year round. The prices vary according to the ingredients, but they're mostly very cheap-for between RMB10 and 20 you can really eat your fill."
烹飪家梁幼祥說，常去大陸旅遊採訪的他，也在四川嚐過路邊的麻辣攤，「當地人叫『麻辣燙』，形式就像我們台灣街頭賣鹽酥雞的攤子，非常普及，四季皆有，價錢視食材而定，大致都很低廉，十幾塊錢人民幣就可以吃得飽飽的。」