Mianyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, located in the northwest of the Sichuan Basin. It was known as "Fucheng" and "Mianzhou" in ancient times. It is the hometown of the world-renowned great romantic poet Li Bai.

The main cuisine in Mianyang is Sichuan cuisine, and the Sichuan cuisine in Chengdu and Mianyang can be considered the most authentic.

But now that Sichuan cuisine is popular in the north and south of the Yangtze River, Sichuan cuisine is no longer a specialty of Mianyang. What is more distinctive should be Mianyang's snacks.

Mianyang has many types of snacks, good taste and cheap prices. When people come to travel to eat hot pot and Sichuan cuisine, they must not forget to try the real Mianyang specialty snacks.

Mianyang’s characteristic snacks include: Zitong crisp cakes, Zitong slice powder, spring rolls, cold sticky noodles, Zitong inlaid bowls, kidney bean flowers, mat jelly, cans of soup, Erhuang, cans of chicken, Guokui, etc., the best snacks

In the past, it was always hidden deep in the streets and alleys. Mianyang snacks have come out of the deep alleys, entered chain stores, and gone nationwide.

I have only listed a few, and you are welcome to add additional recommendations.

The following is a detailed introduction to several types: 1. Xi Liang Noodles "Xi Liang Noodles" is a famous time-honored brand in Mianyang. Since it became famous in 1939, it has been famous throughout Sichuan. Many Mianyang people praise "Xi Liang Noodles" when they mention it.

However, at the end of 2005, "Xi Liangfen" was forced to close due to difficulty in making ends meet.

In order to prevent this traditional snack from Mianyang from disappearing, the owner of the "Xi Liangfen" trademark has been looking for a suitable partner since it ceased operations in 2005. In October 2006, after some searching and several twists and turns,

Finally, the time-honored brand "Xi Liangfen" is finally opening again.

In the snack street next to Mianyang No. 4 Middle School, which is also the former site of the original "Xi Liangfen" store, a banner with "Time-honored Xi Liangfen" attracted many passers-by to stop and watch. A shop with only more than 20 square meters is being renovated. This is

The new time-honored brand "Xi Liangfen" is expected to open in early February.

For traditional snacks, the most important thing is to enhance the "characteristic concept", market with characteristics, and attract people with tradition.

Therefore, in addition to maintaining the original characteristics of Xi jelly and miscellaneous sauce noodles, the newly opened "Xi jelly" will also add 5 or 6 jelly varieties.

At the same time, they also collected other special snacks in Mianyang everywhere, striving to make "Xi Liang Noodles" into a special brand that outsiders can think of when they mention Mianyang.

2. Grain glutinous rice: Grind the corn, remove the skin and fine flour, leaving only the corn embryo particles the size of wheat grains and adzuki beans. Add an appropriate amount of glutinous rice and highland barley, soak in warm water for one night, strain and steam in water.

When it is medium cooked, take it out, let it cool, mix in an appropriate amount of sweet wine yeast, put it into a ceramic jar, seal the mouth of the jar, put it into a fermentation basket, wrap it to keep it warm, and place it next to the fire pit. After a few hours, change the direction of the basket.

Let it heat evenly; after the fermentation is successful and the aroma of wine fills the room, take it out from the basket, open the mouth of the jar, stir the fermented glutinous rice in the jar with clean bamboo chopsticks, then seal it and store it in a cool and clean place; take out an appropriate amount when eating,

Put it into boiling water, add eggs, sugar and cook.

It has the characteristics of strong alcoholic strength, sweetness and deliciousness.

3. Mianyang Crispy Guokui Crispy Guokui is one of the special snacks in Mianyang, Sichuan. It is golden in color, salty and delicious, and has clear crispy texture.

It is famous for its fragrance and has various fillings. There is a red mark on the pot, which is shiny and mouth-watering. It is more delicious than the current moon cakes.

There is a "dragon eye"-like head in the middle of the pot. Pull out the longan and spin the whole pot with a layer of oil: the layers are unscrewed without breaking, and the layers of the pot are crispy.

Making oil spinner Guokui requires meticulous workmanship, especially in the kneading noodles.

Huntang Guokui: Its specialty is soaking. Guokui is so good at soaking that no current cake can compare with its taste.

Crispy Guokui: It is famous for its fragrance and has various fillings. There is a red mark on the Guokui, which is shiny and coveted. It is more delicious than the current moon cakes.

4. Mianyang rice noodles Mianyang rice noodles are a famous specialty snack in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province. They are divided into two categories: red soup and clear soup. Red rice noodles include spicy and sour beef, braised pork intestines, and clear rice noodles include chicken soup, bamboo shoots, and three delicacies flavors.

, respectively, to meet the spiciness needs of different diners.

Mianyang rice noodles, a famous snack in Mianyang City, are similar to Yunnan rice noodles, but they are not the same thing.

The similarity is that they both use rice as raw material and are shaped like noodles.

The difference is that Yunnan rice noodles are cooked by putting the cooked rice noodles into boiling chicken soup to cover the heat before eating, while Mianyang rice noodles are made by using a bamboo colander to "steam" the rice noodles in a boiling water pot, put them in a bowl, and then pour the soup.

Serve after serving.

In terms of taste, they all have the characteristics of fresh, fragrant, smooth and tender, but because rice noodles are thinner than rice noodles, they have to be more tasty.

Mianyang rice noodles have become a common breakfast staple food for Mianyang people because they are fast (it only takes ten seconds to cook a bowl) and can withstand hunger (one bowl of rice noodles can keep you hungry for a long time).

Mianyang rice noodles are divided into clear soup and red soup. The clear soup mainly contains chicken soup, three delicacies, bamboo shoots, peas, etc. The red soup mainly contains beef and fatty intestines.