sow's shell

The sow's shell, namely mandarin fish, is commonly known as sow's shell fish because it has a big mouth and a big belly, like a sow. The sow shells in Guzhen are mostly wild fish salvaged by fishermen in Laixi River. They are rich and solid in meat, delicious in taste, rich in protein, with few meat spines and the best steamed taste.

wormwood

wormwood is made by boiling wild wormwood leaves, adding them into glutinous rice soaked and ground into powder, kneading them to form green rice balls, kneading them into long rice balls of moderate size, wrapping them with zongzi leaves and steaming them in a steamer.

Handmade Hemp Garden

Hemp balls are made by kneading glutinous rice flour with white sugar, lard and water, and then frying in a pan. Because it is round and covered with sesame seeds, it is named Guzhen Mayuan, which is made by hand.

yellow bean jelly

yellow bean jelly is a regional delicacy in Rongchang. It is cut as thin as shredded potatoes, but it is not rotten, soft and continuous, salty and fresh, slightly spicy with hemp, and the fragrance of ginger, onion and garlic is outstanding. After cooking, it is red and bright, and it tastes powdery. Because it doesn't contain soy sauce and vinegar, there is no water juice in the bowl. The sticky salt sauce made of salt and bean powder adheres all kinds of seasonings to the bean jelly.

bedding noodle

bedding noodle is a kind of noodle soup in Rongchang, Chongqing. Because the dough is wide like bedding, it is named bedding noodle. The bottom of Rongchang bedding noodle bowl is covered with peas, and the soup is bone soup. Then scoop a few spoonfuls of miscellaneous sauce stuffing and sprinkle a small amount of chopped green onion.

braised white goose

Rongchang braised goose is a traditional famous dish of Han nationality. Rongchang braised goose is characterized by golden and shiny color, slightly spicy seasoning, palatability and complete ginger and onion flavor.

fried chuanzi fish

chuanzi fish is a wild small fish in laixi river, about the size of an index finger. Clean the fish belly, taste it with salt, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate, pepper noodles and pepper noodles, fry it in oil, and sprinkle with pepper noodles and chopped green onion after taking out the pot. It can be used as a snack and an appetizer at the dinner table.

Grey water zongzi

Grey water zongzi is made by burning plants with ash, soaking glutinous rice thoroughly with alkaline water obtained from firewood ash, so that the glutinous rice is stained with light yellow, and then wrapping it with reed leaves into small square zongzi and tying it tightly. The grey water zongzi in the ancient town is mostly original, with triangular brown and horseshoe brown in shape. It is more delicious to eat with white sugar mixed with sesame noodles after being parted.

lard soak

lard soak consists of rice, soybeans, uncooked rice mixed with white sugar, eggs and lard. It is thin and tender, sweet and soft, white and yellow in color, shiny in foam and melted in the mouth.

mutton soup

Rongchang mutton soup originated before liberation. Mutton has the function of warming and nourishing in winter. Rongchang mutton soup was awarded the title of "Chongqing famous snack".

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