Sprouts are made from the tender stems of mustard, which are salty and sweet. Pickled sprouts are produced in Nanxi, Luzhou, Chongqing Yongchuan and Leshan Niuhua. Sweet sprouts are produced in Yibin, Sichuan, and were called "Xufu sprouts" in ancient times. Now it sells well in Sichuan, Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. Salty taste is common in Sichuan, and auxiliary fried meat foam is popular because of its salty taste.

As a kind of nutritious, high-quality and pollution-free health-care green food, sprouts are deeply loved by consumers. Sprouts are made from the tender stems of mustard, which are salty and sweet. Bean sprouts are produced in Nanxi, Luzhou, Niuhua Town, Leshan and Yongchuan, Chongqing, and were founded in 184 1. Sweet sprouts are produced in Yibin, Sichuan, and were called "Xufu sprouts" in ancient times. They were founded in 192 1, and now they sell well in Sichuan, Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai.

There is a legend about the origin of sprouts. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a couple in Yibin, whose family was poor and lived by eating vegetables all the year round.

Sprouts are generally heavy in taste and are rarely served alone. Generally used for stir-frying meat foam, dry stir-frying green beans and steaming, salting and boiling.

Because of its tender, crisp and sweet taste, bean sprouts are often used for seasoning, such as making noodles and meat stuffing. Put some bean sprouts in the barbecue and fried pork shreds to add flavor.