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23 January 2026

In Chengdu, China, on April 14, 2025, workers drain water from large earthenware jars in a Lao Tan Zi factory warehouse, where vegetables ferment using methods passed down for millennia. This ancestral know-how, deeply rooted in Sichuan culture, relies on precise techniques and strict fermentation times. Inside the jars, cabbage, radishes, and beans slowly transform, developing the tangy and umami flavors typical of the local cuisine.

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#13229547

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, China, on April 14, 2025, workers drain water from large earthenware jars in a Lao Tan Zi factory warehouse, where vegetables ferment using methods passed down for millennia. This ancestral know-how, deeply rooted in Sichuan culture, relies on precise techniques and strict fermentation times. Inside the jars, cabbage, radishes, and beans slowly transform, developing the tangy and umami flavors typical of the local cuisine.

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#13229548

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, China, on April 14, 2025, workers drain water from large earthenware jars in a Lao Tan Zi factory warehouse, where vegetables ferment using methods passed down for millennia. This ancestral know-how, deeply rooted in Sichuan culture, relies on precise techniques and strict fermentation times. Inside the jars, cabbage, radishes, and beans slowly transform, developing the tangy and umami flavors typical of the local cuisine.

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#13229549

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on April 14, 2025, large jars at the Lao Tan Zi factory are filled with fermented chili peppers, opened, and carefully stirred--an essential step in the fermentation process. Exposed to sunlight and fresh air at regular intervals, the preparations develop complex aromas and the distinctive intensity of Sichuan cuisine. This practice, passed down through generations, produces key condiments such as doubanjiang and fermented chili pastes, pillars of the local gastronomy.

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#13229550

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on April 14, 2025, large jars at the Lao Tan Zi factory are filled with fermented chili peppers, opened, and carefully stirred--an essential step in the fermentation process. Exposed to sunlight and fresh air at regular intervals, the preparations develop complex aromas and the distinctive intensity of Sichuan cuisine. This practice, passed down through generations, produces key condiments such as doubanjiang and fermented chili pastes, pillars of the local gastronomy.

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#13229555

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on April 12, 2025, women tend the fermentation vats at the Wang Feng factory, filled with chili peppers, carefully balancing heat, humidity, and resting times. This gesture, repeated day after day, allows the chilies to ferment slowly while developing their aromatic intensity--a patient alchemy at the heart of the region's culinary traditions.

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#13229551

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on April 14, 2025, large jars at the Lao Tan Zi factory are filled with fermented chili peppers, opened, and carefully stirred--an essential step in the fermentation process. Exposed to sunlight and fresh air at regular intervals, the preparations develop complex aromas and the distinctive intensity of Sichuan cuisine. This practice, passed down through generations, produces key condiments such as doubanjiang and fermented chili pastes, pillars of the local gastronomy.

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#13229552

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on April 12, 2025, women tend the fermentation vats at the Wang Feng factory, filled with chili peppers, carefully balancing heat, humidity, and resting times. This gesture, repeated day after day, allows the chilies to ferment slowly while developing their aromatic intensity--a patient alchemy at the heart of the region's culinary traditions.

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#13229553

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on April 12, 2025, women tend the fermentation vats at the Wang Feng factory, filled with chili peppers, carefully balancing heat, humidity, and resting times. This gesture, repeated day after day, allows the chilies to ferment slowly while developing their aromatic intensity--a patient alchemy at the heart of the region's culinary traditions.

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#13229554

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on April 12, 2025, women tend the fermentation vats at the Wang Feng factory, filled with chili peppers, carefully balancing heat, humidity, and resting times. This gesture, repeated day after day, allows the chilies to ferment slowly while developing their aromatic intensity--a patient alchemy at the heart of the region's culinary traditions.

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#13229556

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, China, on April 12, 2025, a woman stirs a chili fermentation vat at the Wang Feng factory, where chilies macerate slowly. She carefully monitors the subtle balance of heat, humidity, and resting time--conditions essential for the chilies to fully release their powerful, complex aromas. This precise gesture, repeated daily, embodies a patient alchemy at the heart of Sichuan's culinary traditions, preserving ancestral know-how.

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#13229557

23 January 2026

In Chengdu, China, on April 12, 2025, a man carefully stirs chili fermentation vats at the Wang Feng factory, where chilies macerate slowly. He closely monitors the subtle balance of heat, humidity, and resting time--conditions essential for the chilies to fully release their powerful, complex aromas. This precise gesture, repeated daily, embodies a patient alchemy at the heart of Sichuan's culinary traditions, preserving ancestral know-how.

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#11906109

31 December 2024

PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 25: People line up outside L'Entrecote de Paris restaurant near Champs-Elysees, on December 25, 2024, in Paris, France.

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#5403952

5 February 2020

A view of the Buffalo Grill restaurant and its new American-inspired concept on January 28, 2020 in Bretigny-sur-Orge, France. The famous red roof does not change but the exterior and interior decoration has been completely redesigned.

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#3463356

22 November 2018

Multan, Pakistan, 4 October 2018. A general view of the city the mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam.

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