CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Chongqing specialties

1. What are the famous local snacks in Chongqing?

Maoxuewang [ancient dish of Ciqikou Town] Youting Crucian Carp [originating from Dazu Youting] Boatman’s Haozi Fish [the favorite of boatmen in the Three Gorges] Jiangbei Bear Duck [spread since the Qing Dynasty] Gongtan Mung Bean Powder On the thousand-meter cliff beside the Wujiang River, there is a small town called Gongtan, which has a history of more than 1,700 years.

Gongtan people love to eat mung bean powder and make it. Mung bean powder can clear away heat, does not cause internal heat, has a good taste, and is convenient to eat. It is very popular among the people in the ancient town. Chongqing red plums are produced in Qijiang, Chongqing.

Red plum has a wide range of uses. It can be eaten or used as medicine. The fruit contains citric acid, tartaric acid and vitamin C.

Plums can be processed into dried prunes, dried plums, sugar dried plums, sugar black plums, juice plums and other fruits, which are good raw materials for preparing summer refreshing drinks. Xiangshan honey cakes are produced in Zhong County, Chongqing. According to legend, Xiangshan honey cakes are related to the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi. The origin of stone chicken is in Chengkou, Chongqing.

Also known as pheasant, stone scale, stone frog, thorn frog. The skin of the stone chicken is thin and soft, dark brown, the meat is soft and tender, sweet and flat in nature, rich in protein, calcium and other ingredients, low in fat, easy to digest, and has high nutritional value. Eating it has the effect of clearing heat, improving eyesight, nourishing and strengthening the body.

It can be steamed, stewed, roasted or fried. When cooked, the skin and flesh are black and white, and the shape and color are very similar to black fungus.

It tastes smooth, sweet, tender, delicate, and pure.

2. What are the famous snacks in Chongqing?

Yuzhong District: A street of food stalls (the back street of the gymnasium), Red Bean BBQ (next to the umbrella tower on Tiyu Road, Yuzhong District), Nine Hairy Loaches, Winter Vegetable Chicken (Lianglukou Osmanthus Garden), Du Laowu Spicy Snails (at the emergency entrance of Lianglukou Emergency Center), Fatty Snails (opposite Lianglukou Emergency Center), “Liu Laoyao” Braised Pork and Taro, BBQ (inside Chongqing Forest Lane, Guanyinyan), King BBQ (opposite Qixinggang Post Office), Farmer Grilled Fish (below Linhua Building, Qixinggang), Cuiyun Boiled Fish (Liziba), Jiangbei District: A street of food stalls (behind Xiaoyuan and behind the Customs), the first food stall in the Golden Triangle (below Lengshenling Toothpaste Factory, Juxianya, Beibin Road), Golden Hoof Flower (Jindao Garden), Goose Palm Soup (Wulidian), Zhougong Tuber Bone Soup (opposite Ocean Park), Sanmei Wujiang Fish (Longxi Town), Xiang Yifang (Jindao Garden), Xiaoxiao Boiled Fish (Liujiatai) Cuiyun Boiled Fish (2nd Floor, Jinxiu Guangyuan, New Archway, Longhu) Bayu Restaurant (opposite to No. ***, Yubei Lianglu) Shapingba: A street of food stalls (Nankai Food Street) Guizhou Tianxiang Goose (next to Tianxingqiao Middle School) Food stalls with various flavors of eel slices, snail bones, and crayfish (Workers Village) BBQ (turn left from the back door of China University of Political Science and Law, about 30 meters, there are two stalls, the first one is recommended) Old Lady Soup Pot, Rotten Tofu Pudding, Steamed Spare Ribs with Rice Powder (at the main entrance of China University of Political Science and Law) Tan Tan Fish (in the branch road of Tuwan to remove cotton from heavy industries) "Lei Roasted Meat" (next to Wudu Cinema) "Guizhou Black Bamboo Chicken", "Panda" eel slices (near the Air Force Guest House) "Li Ji Goose Master" (Tianxingqiao) Spicy snails and taro chicken (Jingkou) Martyrs' Tomb Station BBQ and pot-cooked water-skiing rabbit (North Railway Station) Spring water tilapia (opposite to Southwest Hospital) "Yuhuang Rabbit", pumpkin rice, white fungus soup (near Southwest Hospital) The Mongolian restaurant’s roasted spare ribs (at the back door of the Political Science and Law University at Yanggongqiao) Nanping: A street of food stalls (Nanping Wanshou Road Night Market) Yipinxiang Qianjiang Chicken Offal (next to the Welfare Society Station) Yueyuehong Restaurant (next to Nanping Wanshou Garden) “Yangtze Fish Restaurant”’s steamed fish with rice flour (opposite the Yangtze River Hotel) Roasted rooster (Nanping Old Street) “Pangwa Food Stall” (inside the Wanshou Road Night Market) “Youyixiang” beef tendon soup pot (District Government) Fresh chicken offal (Nanping 6th Community) Alley-side barbecue (opposite to Nanping Jiangnan Commercial City) “Liuhe Fish” (Nanquan Big Bend) Yangjiaping: A street of food stalls (lower section of Zhigang Avenue) Countryside chicken (No. 1, Yilong Road, Jiulong Park, Jiulongpo District) The pig intestine series of Chengdu BBQ Restaurant (enter at the “Nanfang Night” intersection of Nanfang Garden, Keyuan 4th Road) BBQ food stalls with pork, beef, spare ribs, etc. (go down the “Bense Karaoke” city on Keyuan 4th Road, open around 9pm) Kaibantian's Ersi Noodles (Majiabao and Keyuan 3rd Road) Northeast Dumpling City, dumplings and cooked dishes of various flavors (Nanfang Garden) "Laoyangguan" mutton offal and mutton liver (Daping Vegetable Market) Dapanji (behind the Petroleum Technical School on Shiyou Road) Qijia Chicken (opposite the Changhang Hospital on Shiyou Road).

3. What are the special foods in Chongqing?

What to eat? Xiangshan honey cake: Its main ingredients are flour, honey and sesame oil.

The color is bright yellow, the aroma is overflowing, the outer skin is crispy and fragrant, and the inside is soft and sweet. Ma Yuan: Use glutinous rice bread sweet filling, stick white sesame seeds on the outside and deep-fry until brown and red.

The characteristics are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, round in shape and hollow in the center, and sweet and fragrant. Jiuyuan Baozi: The characteristics are thin skin, full of fillings, fluffy and refreshing, and delicious and sweet.

Shredded Chicken Tofu Pudding: It is spicy and fresh, melts in the mouth, and has a unique flavor. The rice flower is loose and crispy, and the boiled water is mellow, sweet and refreshing. Dandan Noodles: It got its name because vendors used to carry noodles on their shoulders and hawk them along the streets.

This noodle is famous for its taste, with more than ten kinds of condiments. It is an authentic Sichuan snack. The characteristic is that the noodles are smooth and soft, and the spicy taste is fresh.

Wu Chao Shou: The filling is very particular, the minced meat must be kept sufficiently moist, and the filling can float on the water surface after being made. The finished product is characterized by being smooth, soft, tender, and salty.

Guoqiao Shaoshou: It is famous for its unique eating method. When eating, put the wonton in the bowl into the seasoning dish, dip it in the seasoning in the dish and eat it, just like crossing a bridge, hence the name. The characteristics are tender and refreshing, suitable for different people, and the taste varies.

Chicken sauce pot stickers: mince fresh lean pork, add seasoning and chicken sauce to mix the stuffing, wrap it into dumplings and stew it in a pot. It is crispy, tender and delicious.

Shredded Chicken Cold Noodles: Cook the noodles, take them out and fan them to keep them loose. The taste can be adjusted according to the needs of the diners. The characteristic is that the noodles are soft, fresh, fragrant and refreshing.

Oily fermented glutinous rice: It is sweet and not greasy, and is very nutritious. Local residents make it for pregnant women after giving birth to help them recover as soon as possible.

Iron cake: Add eggs, sugar, candied osmanthus, etc. to rice flour paste, put it into a special baking bowl and bake it until golden brown. It is crispy, sweet and tender.

Where to eat? Jiefangbei is the most prosperous place in Chongqing, so delicious food is a must. Recommendations include "San San Hotpot" in the alley opposite the Metropolitan, the snack street at Waipo Bridge, Tonggu Shaoshou opposite the Experimental Cinema, Haoyoulai Hot and Sour Noodles, etc.

There are four famous streets in Hongyadong Scenic Area: Zhiyanhe Street Riverside Bar Street, Tianchengxiang Bayu Style Street, Hongyadong Feast Food Street, and City Balcony Exotic Style Street. Here, you can quietly appreciate the Bayu culture and slowly taste the local delicacies.

The delicacies you can taste in Chaotianmen include Zhao Er Hotpot, Jianghu cuisine from Zeng Laoyao Fish Restaurant, Sichuan cuisine from Dingshiju, tofu pudding from Jiujiu Tofu Pudding House, etc. Nanshan is on the top of Nanshan Mountain. Drink tea with friends, taste spring water chicken, enjoy the breeze, and feel relaxed and intoxicated.

Half drunk, I walked to a tree to look at the scenery of Chongqing. It was like looking down from the sky. The two rivers were like dragons fighting for a pearl, the Yangtze River was like a curtain, and the Rainbow Bridge was lying on the mountain. The mountain was the city, and the city was the mountain. It was magnificent and brilliant. On a clear night, the lights were like a sea, bright and brilliant. How could the streets in the sky compare to it?

4. What are the delicious Chongqing specialties?

As we all know, Chongqing has a lot of delicious food. People who come to Chongqing to play will also buy some spicy snacks to take back. Chongqing is a place with many places to eat, but what I know is that there are especially many delicious spicy snacks in Wushan, Chongqing.

Chongqing food is mainly spicy, such as hot pot, skewers, etc. I think these are delicious when you sit down to eat them, but it is not realistic to take them away, after all, you can't give them to relatives and friends. There are still many delicious and easy-to-take packaged foods, such as spicy chicken and fish, which are all specialties. Hot pot originated in Chaotianmen, Chongqing, but this is not a snack, but a Chongqing delicacy.

There are also small noodles, dry pot, soup pot, spicy chicken, playful chicken, Ao Jiaojia, etc. These are all the more famous snacks in Chongqing.