1. Oil cake and thin bean flour Oil cake and thin bean flour is a traditional snack of Zhaotong people. The perfect combination of golden and crispy oil cake and fragrant thin bean flour makes this snack everlasting.

The oil cake uses potatoes as the main raw material. It uses high-quality potatoes produced in the alpine mountainous areas of Zhaoyang District such as Xiaolongdong, Jing'an Xikuiliangzi and other places. It is cooked and chopped into pieces, wrapped in a thin layer of rice milk, and fried in oil until golden.

Then take it out.

The deep-fried oil cake is golden in color, crispy on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside, and exudes the unique fragrance of potato.

Thin bean flour is made from high-quality peas, ground into flour, and then added with ginger and other ingredients.

The cooked soybean flour is light yellow in color and has a pleasant fragrance.

Put it into a bowl, sprinkle with a little chopped green onion, chili noodles, Sichuan peppercorns, etc. The light yellow of the thin soybean flour, the green of the chopped green onions, and the bright red of the chili noodles will make people salivate in the mouth at first sight. Take a sip and smack your lips. It's really

So cool!

This delicious food is not only good for the eyes and stomach, but also good for the skin!

Because thin soybean powder is made from peas, regular consumption of thin soybean powder can also remove freckles and improve your skin!

2. Oil cake and bait cubes are Zhaotong people’s main breakfast item, and the most common one is probably the oil cake and bait cubes.

Wherever you buy oil cake and dilute bean flour, you will find oil cake bait cubes.

Spread the roasted bait pieces with fragrant peanut butter, sweet sauce and seasoned chili sauce, wrap it in oil cake, and take a bite. The crispiness of the oil cake, the glutinous softness of the bait pieces, and the aroma of the chili sauce

Spicy fills your entire taste world and refuses to go away for a long time.

Oil cake bait cubes are favored by many diners because of their high quality, low price, convenience and speed. Some people jokingly call it the "KFC of Zhaotong".

3. Zhaotong jelly Zhaotong jelly, like Zhaotong’s potato, is also an enduring staple food in ordinary people’s lives.

The preparation of pea jelly is very simple. It is made by grinding and peeling dried peas, soaking them in water, grinding them into a slurry, filtering them, boiling them into a paste, and solidifying them after cooling.

In Zhaotong, in terms of place names, Dalongdong’s jelly and Yanshan’s hot jelly are more famous; in terms of raw materials, there are Baogu jelly, buckwheat jelly, pea jelly, and pea jelly has a strong lineup, occupying most of the “jelly market”;

In terms of surnames, Fujia jelly and Zhaojia jelly are more famous.

The raw material of Fujia jelly is golden peas with higher market price, high starch content, better taste and better bones.

Soak the golden peas in water, wash them, grind them into a pulp and boil them. After boiling, pour them into a basin and let them cool and solidify. Then put the prepared jelly on the chopping board and use a special iron tool shaped like a colander to pour it on the jelly.

With a gentle scrape, strips of jelly will come out like fish swimming through the small holes in the ironware. Catch them and put them in a bowl. Add sesame oil, chopped green onion, coriander, garlic water, spicy oil, and homemade sour soup.

A bowl of jelly with all colors and flavors is placed in front of you: gray-green jelly, white sour lotus white, green chopped green onion and coriander, bright red spicy oil, and brown shiitake mushrooms.

With excitement, I mixed the condiments with chopsticks. The aroma was so fragrant that I couldn't help but salivate.

In addition to its special seasoning and rich bean flavor, Fu's jelly is also characterized by its excellent texture and durability. It will not change in flavor even if it is stored in a cool place for ten and a half months.

Therefore, Fujia jelly has traveled to Kunming, Guangzhou and other places.

4. Zhaotong roasted potatoes Zhaotong is rich in potatoes, and Zhaotong people also like to eat potatoes.

As a street snack, Zhaotong's roasted potato has a long history and is very popular.

In the streets and alleys, there are often people taking an iron pot and putting charcoal (white charcoal) on it. On the charcoal are placed a dozen potatoes of different sizes. After they are cooked, use corn cobs or wood chips to scrape them into pieces and cut them in half with a razor blade.

, smear it with Zhaotong sauce or sprinkle with spicy noodles, take a bite, it is fragrant, it will not only satisfy your appetite, but also satisfy your craving.

When I walk past a potato stall and see the yellow and juicy potatoes in the smoke, I can't help but stop and spend 2 yuan to buy one and eat it while walking.

If friends from out of town come, the hospitable Zhaotong people will always take the guests to eat a few, because the potatoes in Zhaotong also have the effect of nourishing the skin. "Eat potatoes, you will have children." If you don't believe it, just buy a few and try them.

5. Grilled stinky tofu Zhaotong has beautiful mountains and beautiful water, and is rich in high-quality mineral water.

The stinky tofu made with clear and sweet mountain spring water and high-quality soybeans is rich in nutrients, delicate and soft.

On the street, people often cut the tofu into one-inch squares, put it on a special pot, apply some oil, and bake it all over. After the tofu is browned, use a blade to cut the tofu in half without cutting it, and put it in the middle.

Top with pickled vegetables such as Zhiergen and lotus white, or sprinkle with thin spicy noodles, then close them and take a bite. The tofu is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and the pickled vegetables are fresh and crispy. If the weather is cold, cook it on the stove

Eat for a few hours, sweat all over your head, and feel the coldness disappear. It is really a great enjoyment in life.

There are also merchants who set up an iron mesh on the stove, brush a layer of clear oil on the mesh, bake the tofu on the mesh, make a plate of braised tofu with peanuts, spicy noodles, coriander and other condiments, dip it in water, and put the baked tofu on it.

Roll it in the water and put it in your mouth. The mouthful is full of mellow flavor, which makes people want to stop.

The stinky tofu in Zhenxiong is the most famous, and the taste is indeed too strong.

6. Grilled skewers. What Zhaotong people call grilled skewers is actually grilled beef skewers.

Cut high-quality beef into thin slices, put it on a bamboo skewer, soak it in special seasoning water to let the flavor penetrate into the meat slices, apply clear oil, grill it on charcoal fire, put it in the seasoning water, bake it again, and repeat

After two times, the meat skewers are grilled, sprinkle with sesame seeds and spicy noodles, and the fragrant skewers are ready to eat.