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The history of Zigong cuisine
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, salt merchants from all over the country gathered in Zigong, the capital of well salt, especially represented by Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Guangzhou, Yunnan and Guizhou, and gradually formed a unique salt gang food culture. Among them, salt merchants brought their own famous chefs, combined with Zigong salt, and evolved a kind of salt-side dish with strong local characteristics, which is characterized by exquisiteness, luxury, strangeness, spicy, fresh and tender, and is known as Sichuan cuisine.

It is said that the one who knows more about Zigong's cultural characteristics belongs to Shenzhen, and it is Yanbang Mansion, a world-class catering company decorated with Zigong's cultural characteristics. Such as: paper-cutting, salt, gongshan and so on.

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The characteristics of salted dishes are strong, heavy and thick. The most exquisite, exquisite seasoning. In addition to the traditional "diverse dishes and diverse cooking techniques", Sichuan cuisine also has the characteristics of "strong, fragrant, spicy and exciting". Make good use of pepper and ginger in salted vegetables, with wide and heavy materials, fine selection of materials, and unique style of frying, frying, burning and frying; Boiling, stewing, frying and frying have their own rules. He is especially good at cooking, forming a distinctive flavor and taste different from other cuisines.

In the past, Yanbang cuisine was unique in Sichuan cuisine, and dominated Xiaohe cuisine. Highly praised by dignitaries and sages; People who eat are in love, and people who listen are admiring. From Yandu to Chengdu, from Rongcheng to Beijing, it has a long history and has become a well-known brand in the catering industry.

In the course of more than 200 years' development, generations of famous chefs and culinary masters have emerged in Zigong salt dishes. The "Qiongpu Recipe" written by Li Qiongpu, a salt merchant in the late Qing Dynasty, recorded the cooking tips of various salt dishes, but it has been lost. A crispy duck cooked by Dong, the famous chef of the Geneva International Conference, knocked down movie master Chaplin; In the middle of last century, Master Chen Jianmin introduced salt-assisted dishes into Japanese upper class. Liu Xilu's tofu has become a delicacy that appeals to both refined and popular tastes in Japan. Zeng, who invented fireside beef, cooked the beef to the extreme safety, Lin Qingyun, who pioneered the leaf palm board of cow's hoof, bear's paw, Li, who is famous for cooking fish without sauce, Liu, who is good at shark's fin and sea cucumber banquet, Liu, who is famous for eating rabbit, and Huang Sanpang, who was surprised by a song "Eat Up" and merged into Sichuan Hotel, are all salted dishes. After the founding of New China, Fan Dechong, Ni, and Zou Qingyun, known as the "Four donkey kong", made important contributions to the inheritance and development of salt dishes.

In its evolution and development, Zigong catering and salt-help dishes have gradually formed a number of famous shops that make listeners drool and eat. Such as Tiandeyuan, Lumingchun, Jinguyuan, Kuaiyuan, Haoyuan, Yiyuan, Diaohuanglou, Wharf, Liu Fen Restaurant, Jiang Chun, Wenxingyuan, Xinjin Food Club and Minjiang Hotel. Over time, it has formed a long-established brand. Since the reform and opening up, Zigong catering industry has made great progress. Famous shops with salted vegetables as the main connotation have not only been passed down from generation to generation, but also a number of new famous shops have emerged. "Jin Fu Salted Vegetables" is very famous in Beijing. In Chengdu, a leisure city, Chengdu people who can eat energetic products also appreciate Zigong's dishes such as "Yanfu Family", "Shu Jiang Chun" and "Axi". In Zigong, Salt Merchants' Cuisine, Private Cuisine, Du Yan Guild Hall Cuisine, Southern State Banquet, Southern Sichuan Banquet, Sichuan Jiang Chun, Axi, Liu Fen Restaurant and descendants of salt gangs are all well received by consumers, and their business is booming day by day.