Pazochita zophikira, zonunkhira zisanu (zomwe zimatchedwanso Chinese zinayi zonunkhira) ndizophatikizapo zonunkhira zonunkhira zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito ku Chinese ndi Vietnamese.
Chiphunzitso chimodzi chokhazikitsidwa ndi mafuta asanu a zonunkhira ndikuti cholinga chake chimaphatikizapo zokoma zisanu zomwe zimakhala zokoma, zowawa, zamchere, zowawa ndi zachisoni. Zoona, palibe mchere muzinthu zisanu zokhala ndi zonunkhira. Komanso, muzipangizo zamakono, pungent (kapena zokometsera) sizimadziwika kuti ndi zokoma.
Komabe, lingaliro lakuti zonunkhira zisanu zimaphatikizapo kuwonetsera kwakukulu, malinga ndi filosofiyano yofanana ya yin ndi yang, imatchulidwa kwambiri.
Mafuta asanu a zonunkhira amapangidwa ndi cloves , sinamoni, mbewu za fennel , tsabola nyenyezi ndi tsabola ya Szechuan. Izi zimapanga mgwirizano wamphamvu, ndipo zonunkhira zisanu zimagwiritsidwa ntchito moyenera.
Mafuta asanu a zonunkhira angagwiritsidwe ntchito popatsa nyama ndi nkhuku, mu marinades kapena mu spice rubs. Chifukwa ndizokoma ndi zonunkhira, zonunkhira zisanu zingagwiritsidwe ntchito mu zokometsera zokoma komanso zakudya zokoma.
Mukhoza kupanga mafuta anu asanu a zonunkhira mwa kukupera zonunkhira nokha mu zonunkhira zonunkhira kapena chopukusira khofi. Koma tsabola ya Szechuan sichipezeka, ngakhale kuti imapezeka m'masitolo apadera kapena m'misika ya Asia. Komanso, tsabola za Szechuan ziyenera kutsukidwa poyamba, zomwe zimapanganso sitepe yina. Komanso, malo ogulitsira ambiri amagulitsa mafuta odzola asanu, ndipo sizowonjezera kuti ukhale wekha, makamaka ngati sungagwiritse ntchito kwambiri.
Chofunika kukumbukira ndi zisanu zonunkhira ufa ndi kuti potency imachepa mofulumira kamodzi zonunkhira ziri pansi. Momwemo mafuta asanu a zonunkhira (ndipotu zonse zonunkhira) ayenera kusungidwa mu chidebe chopanda mpweya komanso kutali ndi kutentha (ie, osati pafupi ndi stowe).