The top ten Zigong delicacies: cold rabbit, fresh pot rabbit, boiled beef, roasted beef elbows, dandan noodles, shark fin hibiscus buns, Huobianzi beef, Fushun bean curd, flower white cake , honeycomb potatoes, etc.
1. Eat rabbits cold
No rabbit can leave Zigong alive. This sentence definitely does not contain water. According to surveys, the people of Zigong eat more than 40 million rabbits a year. Only. Among the traditional delicacies of Zigong, cold-eating rabbit has a history of hundreds of years. It is said that in contemporary times, the poet Du Fu accidentally ate cold-eating rabbit when he passed by Zigong. He wanted to take some with him to eat on the road. The Zigong people used the rabbit when making it. The moisture in the meat is removed to facilitate storage. If the hot dishes are eaten cold, there is a cold rabbit.
2. Fresh Pot Rabbit
Zigong restaurants in Chengdu basically have this dish. Fresh Pot Rabbit is made with ginger, millet and other auxiliary ingredients. It is spicy and spicy, and has a strong taste. Flavorful. The fresh pot rabbit not only retains the freshness of the rabbit, but also has a tender and smooth texture. Every bite has a spicy feeling, but you can't stop eating it.
3. Boiled beef
Fresh, tender, spicy, and hot boiled beef is a must-order dish in Zigong cuisine. It is a good dish to accompany wine and rice, and is also very Bashu-style. Folk characteristics. The tenderest part of the beef is selected for the beef. Special attention is paid to the heat and time when making it, so that the beef is neither old nor burnt, tender, smooth and delicious, and has a spicy taste.
4. Beef and Buddha Roast Elbow
Many Zigong people don’t know this dish, but it has a great origin. It was a palace tribute in the Qing Dynasty, and even Kangxi could not put it down. . Beef Buddha Roasted Elbow is brown in color, the meat is smooth and tender, and tastes delicious. Beef Buddha's Baked Elbow is made from pig knuckle. It has crispy skin and rotten meat. It has a rich aroma and is suitable for all ages. It is very common at banquets.
5. Dandan noodles
If you don’t know Dandan noodles, you are not from Sichuan. If you have never eaten Dandan noodles, you have definitely heard of its name. Dandan noodles are noodles that are sold on a dandan. The noodles are thin and chewy. The noodles are scooped with the fragrant minced meat. The juice is rich. Eat it with the noodles. The salty and spicy flavor will relieve your cravings and relieve your greasiness. It will leave you with an aftertaste. endless.
6. Shark's fin and hibiscus buns
Shark's fin and hibiscus buns sound very high-end as the name suggests. They are snacks served at high-end banquets. They have a long history and many Zigong locals rarely eat them. Shark fin hibiscus bun is made of rice and glutinous rice as the skin and shark fin as the filling. It is shaped like a hibiscus flower. The skin is soft, waxy and sweet, and the filling inside is tender, refreshing and delicious.
7. Huobianzi Beef
Huobianzi Beef has a history of more than 200 years and is a unique item in the Chinese diet. Huobianzi beef seems simple, but the workmanship is complicated and the craftsmanship is exquisite. If you want to eat the authentic one, you need to explore more. Huobianzi beef is made of beef and salt. The beef is as thin as paper and has a salty and fragrant taste. The more you eat it, the better it gets.
8. Fushun Tofu pudding
The Fushun bean pudding that can be seen all over Chengdu also comes from Zigong. It is also called tender bean curd and is very delicious when dipped in spicy and fragrant water. Fushun bean curd has a rich flavor and a moist texture. It is tender but not loose, long but not old, has a long fragrance and a sweet aftertaste.
9. Blossom White Cake
This Zigong classic snack is so famous that few people remember that it comes from Zigong. White cake is made from soaked glutinous rice ground into fine flour, then fermented and steamed. White cake has a natural glutinous rice aroma, is soft and refreshing, and when you take a bite, the sweet aroma overflows and fills your mouth with fragrance.
10. Honeycomb Potatoes
Have you ever eaten honeycomb potatoes, which are fried potatoes into cakes? Because there are holes in the potato cakes that look like honeycombs, they are called honeycomb potatoes. The potato fragrant and sweet, crispy and refreshing, is a special snack of Zigong.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Zigong City