Sichuan snacks, like Sichuan cuisine, are among the best in the country, especially Chengdu snacks, which are known as "Chengdu snacks are the best in the world".
Chengdu is located in the center of the Chengdu Plain. It is rich in products, business travelers, and celebrities. In addition, there has been little risk of war in the entire history, and the people are comfortable and happy. Therefore, Chengdu people are willing to spend money on food. Kung Fu, history and life gave them ample time, energy and interests.
Chengdu snacks have a wide range of varieties, are exquisitely made, rigorously selected materials, have varied tastes, and come in all colors, flavors and shapes, including the essence of Sichuan snacks (according to statistics, there are no less than 200 varieties).
One-third of the shops in the city are snack shops, and snack shops can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys.
The variety of snacks is the best in the country.
Most of Chengdu’s famous snacks are created by small businessmen and vendors in practice.
In the long-term operation, they carried it on their shoulders or opened shops along the street. They carefully crafted the color, aroma and taste of their food. Over time, they gradually created famous snacks for someone or a certain place. , such as Long Chaoshou on Chunxi Road, Lai Tangyuan on Zongfu Street, Zhong Dumplings on Lychee Lane, Zhang Duck in Mouzidong, Dongzikou Liang Noodles, Xiaolong Steamed Beef in Zhidehao on Changshun Street, etc.
Nowadays, although many famous snack bars have moved to new locations, they still have their old names.
Chengdu’s famous snacks range from all kinds of noodles to hand-cooked dumplings, from marinated delicacies to cold dishes, from pan-fried candied fruits to pastry soup dumplings.
Famous noodle snacks include Dandan noodles, Songsao noodles, Zhong dumplings, and Longchaoshou.
Dandan Noodles
Dandan Noodles were originally a variety of small noodles sold along the streets at night. Although they are now mostly run in shops, they are still called Dandan Noodles. Dandan Noodles Seasoning It is very exquisite, using pepper, red oil, soy sauce, minced bean sprouts, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, green onions, etc. as seasonings. After the noodles are cooked and placed in a bowl, minced meat is added, and the taste is delicious.
The most famous of the Dandan noodles is Chen Baobao’s Dandan Noodles, which was founded in 1841 by a vendor named Chen Baobao in Zigong City.
It got its name from the fact that it was originally carried on a load and hawked along the street.
In the past, dandan noodles were served in the streets and alleys of Chengdu with a medium-sized copper pot separated by two compartments, one compartment for cooking noodles, and one compartment for stewing chicken or hoof legs.
Nowadays, most of the dandan noodles in Chongqing, Chengdu, Zigong and other places have been converted into shop operations, but they still maintain their original characteristics, especially the dandan noodles in Chengdu that have the strongest characteristics.
Song Sao Noodles
Song Sao Noodles are made in Chengdu imitating the Song Sao noodles from Bianliang people in the Song Dynasty. Fish meat, bean sprouts, fragrant mushrooms, etc. are made into a fish soup and added to the noodles. , its taste is extremely delicious and is called "Song Sister-in-law Noodles".
Zhong Shui Dumplings
Zhong Shui Dumplings are divided into two types: red oil dumplings and clear soup dumplings. The red oil dumplings have thin skins and tender fillings. They are seasoned with a mixture of red soy sauce, sugar, minced garlic, etc., and are delicious. Refreshing; the clear soup dumplings are fresh and rich in flavor, tender and crumbly.
Red oil hand-cooked rice is a famous snack in Chengdu, Sichuan.
Wrap the meat stuffing in dough, cook it and add clear soup, red oil and other seasonings before eating.
This kind of snack is tender and delicious, and the soup is slightly spicy and fragrant.
Chaoshou is what Sichuan people call wontons. Wontons are made all over the country, and red oil Chaoshou is one of the most famous varieties.
Tang Yuan in Chengdu is famous far and wide, the most representative ones are Lai Tang Yuan and Guo Tang Yuan.
Both Lai Tangyuan and Guo Tangyuan have a history of hundreds of years, and old Chengdu still talks about them with great interest.
Lai Tangyuan is not muddy, does not stick to teeth, has good tendons, thin skin and fragrant heart.
The most famous subs are black sesame seeds, chicken fat puff pastry, and washed sand subs. Add a small dish of white sugar sesame sauce for dipping, and it will feel even sweeter and moister.
In addition to sugar and chicken fat, Guo Tangyuan Xinzi also contains various candied fruits.
There are four soup yuan in a bowl, each one has a different heart and taste.
In addition, Sanhe mud is famous for its sweetness, softness, hot blanching, and bright oil; there are also flower cakes, leaf cakes, pearl yuanzi, and egg cakes that are also very famous.
Rice dumplings, camellia oleifera, steamed cakes, steamed cakes, twists, water chestnut cakes, "Three Big Cannons", sugar-oiled fruits, jelly, cold noodles, fat intestines, fat rice rolls, pea flour, steamed buns and other economical products Affordable, cheap and good quality, very popular among people.
Chengdu also has spicy "Sichuan-style" snacks, such as strange-flavored chicken nuggets, strange-flavored rabbit meat, cold tripe strips, couple's lung slices, Mapo tofu, etc.
The strange flavor is made from more than a dozen kinds of seasonings such as red oil, pepper powder, nest oil, sesame paste, white sugar, sesame oil, etc. It has a strong aroma and a hint of flavor.
Husband and wife's Fei Pian and Mapo Tofu are very popular among people because of their spicy flavor and golden red color. They are famous in Bashu and spread all over the world.
The most famous beef market in old Chengdu is in Huangchengba. The beef sold includes yak, buffalo and cattle.
Although beef is not as diverse as pork in the recipes of old Chengdu people, there are many varieties.
The marinated stalls offer braised beef oxtail and spicy beef jerky. Home-cooked dishes include minced beef stir-fried with celery, beef tofu, beef noodles, radish stewed beef, etc., which have a unique flavor.
In the restaurant, dry-fried steak, beef tripe, and roasted beef tripe are all delicacies on the table.
Beef also occupies a place in Chengdu’s famous snacks.
Zhi Dehao steamed beef in a steamed steamed steamed steamed steamed steamed steamed steamed steamed steamed pot is delicious.
Sanyiyuan beef coke cake was created by a mute named Cao.
He and two other people partnered in the beef coke cake business, and the name of the store came from the sworn alliance between Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu in Taoyuan.
The coke cakes he makes are made of butter-flavored hot noodles and minced fresh beef for filling. They are golden in color, charred on the outside and tender on the inside. It is really "the aroma of the coke cakes filling the streets when they are fried." .
Among the marinated products, "Wang Fat Duck" and "Hanging Oven Chicken" are also popular.
Not only the streets and alleys of Chengdu, but every county and small town in Bazi in western Sichuan has its own unique and refined snacks and delicacies.
It’s really enviable and full of praise.