Because Panzhihua is close to Yunnan, the popularity of rice noodles here is much higher than that of noodles. Rice noodles are sold in snack bars in the streets and lanes. Beef rice noodles, pork intestines rice noodles and miscellaneous sauce rice noodles all have local characteristics of Panzhihua. All kinds of famous Sichuan snacks can be eaten in Panzhihua.

Salt side dishes basically represent the local dietary characteristics of Panzhihua. Fried reptiles, fried bee pupae, dried beef, peeled meat, Ertan whitebait roasted chicken eggs and buckwheat rake are the most representative dishes in salt side dishes. Oil-bottomed meat, chicken longitudinal and Panzhihua pit are all specialties of Panzhihua.