The diet of the Qiang nationality has its own national characteristics, which is a reflection of the material and cultural life of the Qiang nationality. The Qiang people take rice as their staple food and have a unique diet. They like drinking and smoking homemade orchid cigarettes.

Wild roses eat corn and potatoes, supplemented by wheat, highland barley and buckwheat. It is non-staple food, vegetables, beans and meat. Include capsicum, capsicum, etc. The common way to eat is to add vegetables after corn. Make fried noodles with barley and wheat.

Most Qiang people eat two meals a day, that is, they go out to work after breakfast and eat steamed bread in the field at noon, which is called "topping". Go home for dinner in the afternoon. Most of the staple foods of the Qiang people are inseparable. Steamed noodles. "

Eat Chinese cabbage, pickled cabbage with radish leaves and pickles made of green vegetables all year round.

Meat is mainly cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens. It is also used to eat fish and hunt animals. Qiang people scattered in mountainous areas usually eat "pigs" instead of fresh pork. Pig is a traditional food of Qiang nationality, and its production method is to slaughter the pig, unhairing it, cut it into two or more large pieces, hang it on the roof beam, and then dry it with slow fire. The longer the storage time, the better the taste. When eating, cut it into small pieces and fry it with vegetables. Add pepper, chilli and other spices. The storage time is generally one year.

Qiang people pay special attention to medicinal diet. Typical medicated diets are: sliced mutton soup; Yanghuitou decoction; Stew pork and Eucommia ulmoides 1-2 times. All three can tonify the kidney. Stewed chicken with Astragalus membranaceus or stewed chicken with Astragalus membranaceus, and some stewed meat can also be added to replenish blood and qi. Braised duck meat with Cordyceps sinensis can nourish yin, replenish lung and kidney.

Qiang people usually drink mixed wine. The preparation method of blended wine is to boil highland barley, mix it with distiller's yeast, seal it in an jar, and ferment it for 7-8 days before drinking. When drinking, pour a small amount of boiling water into the pot and drain it with a thin bamboo tube. The whole family took turns smoking. After smoking, add water until the taste becomes light, and then eat all the wine residue. Commonly known as "even the dregs with wine, one drunk and two full."

In holidays, weddings, funerals, commemorative ceremonies, parties, receptions or job changes, besides sumptuous meals, wine is also essential. Get married. Brew wine. The wine brewed on the Double Ninth Festival is called chong yang wine, and it needs to be stored for more than one year before it can be drunk. It is an essential wine for the Double Ninth Festival, because it has a long storage time, purple color and mellow taste.

Blue tobacco is a local tobacco made by Qiang people. Its leaves are shaped like bluegrass, so it is often called "blue smoke". When smoking, wrap other leaves with tobacco leaves and smoke with a pipe. It's thick and spicy. Almost every adult of Qiang nationality has a pipe, and teenagers also smoke.