Why is Chongqing cuisine popular but not on the table, Chengdu cuisine on the table but not popular? Since ancient times, Chengdu is the political, economic and cultural center of the Sichuan region, but also the Sichuan officials and dignitaries gathered in the place, a long history, has formed a local culture, so Chengdu cuisine is also known as Chengdu government food. Chengdu cuisine belongs to one of the Sichuan schools, is an important component of Sichuan cuisine.
Chongqing, one of the most "red-hot" areas of China's catering industry, has always been a hotspot for everyone's attention. Since the Sichuan and Chongqing "break up", Chongqing cuisine to its bold, hot, rough and innovative characteristics of its own, so as to stand on its own, the development of recent years can be said to be full of sound and color, push the new. In the 2013 China Catering Industry Development Report, the retail sales of Chongqing's lodging and catering industry amounted to 60 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.1%. Behind the rapid development of Chongqing cuisine, there are also many key propelling factors. For the continuous excavation of their own dietary traditions, unique culinary concepts, the integration of new features of contemporary cooking, and even in the financial crisis, the correct market positioning, industrial restructuring, Chongqing catering to its big brother, Sichuan Cuisine has set a good example.
The entire Sichuan cuisine system was divided into three schools before Chongqing's direct administration: the Rong school, the Yu school, and the Salt Gang school. Rong school of Sichuan cuisine mainly refers to the Chengdu and Leshan area dishes, also known as the upper river gang of Sichuan cuisine, most of the Rong dishes are quite allusion, but also through the Chengdu area of the culture and elegance of the atmosphere. Representative dishes include: camphor tea duck, Kung Pao Chicken, steamed river dumplings, spring water bean flowers, etc.
The spicy red soup hot pot originated in Chongqing and has become popular across the country. In fact, the hot pot as a way of eating is found all over the country, such as shabu-shabu in Beijing, pots in the Northeast, hitting the side of the stove in Guangzhou, and stoves in Hunan and Hubei, when it was a low-grade diet looked down upon by many people. Its production process is rough and the eating method is bold, gradually accepted by more people, but at this time the Chongqing hot pot is a full butter beef hot pot, although the flavor is thick and full of aroma. In addition to the dishes in addition to beef minced pork, but also increased a variety of animal and plant raw materials, and knife work fine, beautiful arrangement. A large number of nationally recognized chain enterprises such as "Little Swan", "Dezhuang", "Qin Ma", etc. have appeared, making Chongqing really become a nationally known! "The city of hot pot".
Chongqing, east of Sichuan, is represented. When it comes to Chongqing cuisine and Chengdu cuisine, people in the provinces may not understand, said not all Sichuan cuisine? In fact, the big mold is almost the same, and the variety of dishes is almost the same. However, people in this province seem to have a world of difference. Chongqing cuisine is like the geography of Chongqing, big mountains and rivers, there is a kind of swallowed the momentum of the elephant; and Chengdu cuisine is like a small courtyard in front of the gurgling water, there is a kind of beauty of the small family. This is a connotation that makes Chengdu cooks and Chongqing cooks is to do the same dish, will also be very different. Chongqing cuisine is more Sanjiao nine streams, with raw materials and rough, big fire and oil, heavy taste stimulation, favored by the people of the lower class. The authentic Chengdu cuisine is more heavy original flavor, spicy and light, homely and upscale, beautiful taste, a wider audience.
Chongqing people like excitement, there is a culture of straightforwardness in it. Eaters do not stick to the rules, so there are often a variety of new-style dishes; and Chengdu people live like elegant, there is a Confucian culture in it. Eaters want to pay attention to the authentic, when the cook of course, will not dare to neglect.