Sichuan local food
Local dishes, ingredients and the stories behind them.

Oil-Preserved Pork 油底肉
Oil-Preserved Pork (油底肉) is a pork-belly speciality of Yanbian (盐边) in Panzhihua (攀枝花). Large pieces of pork are salted, fried in lard and sealed beneath a covering of rendered pork fat.
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Panzhihua Stir-Fried Chicken Chunks 坨坨鸡
Panzhihua Stir-Fried Chicken Chunks (坨坨鸡) is a black-bone chicken dish associated with Panzhihua (攀枝花), especially Miyi (米易) and Yanbian (盐边).
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Copper Hotpot 铜火锅
Copper Hotpot (铜火锅) in Panzhihua (攀枝花) includes the Miyi (米易) tradition of cooking layered meats and vegetables in a charcoal-heated copper pot.
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Pashachong Dobsonfly Larvae 爬沙虫
Pashachong Dobsonfly Larvae (爬沙虫) are the larvae of a large river insect, cooked and eaten in Panzhihua (攀枝花), Sichuan.
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Qinghe Soymilk Soft Tofu 箐河浑浆豆花
Qinghe Soymilk Soft Tofu (箐河浑浆豆花) is a soybean dish associated with Qinghe (箐河) and Yongxing (永兴) in Yanbian County (盐边县). Soft curds sit in milky soybean liquid and are eaten with a red-oil dipping sauce.
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Miyi Copper Hotpot 米易铜火锅
Miyi Copper Hotpot (米易铜火锅) is a charcoal-heated hotpot from Miyi (米易), in Panzhihua (攀枝花). A red-copper vessel holds layered meats, root vegetables and a rich broth.
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Yanbian Beef 盐边牛肉
Yanbian Beef (盐边牛肉) is listed among the local specialties of Panzhihua, Sichuan. The name includes 牛肉 (beef).
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Panzhihua Mango Banquet 攀枝花芒果宴
Panzhihua Mango Banquet (攀枝花芒果宴) is a meal built around mango as a cooking ingredient, from Panzhihua (攀枝花) in Sichuan.
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Roast Suckling Pig 烤乳猪
Roast Suckling Pig (烤乳猪) is listed by the government of Yanbian County (盐边县), one of the counties of Panzhihua (攀枝花), as a noted Yanbian dish: a whole piglet marinated in liquor and spices and turned for hours over charcoal.
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Leaf-Wrapped Yellow Rice Cake 黄粑
Leaf-Wrapped Yellow Rice Cake (黄粑) is a steamed sweet rice cake of Luzhou (泸州), Sichuan, wrapped in the leaves of liangjiang (良姜), a local galangal.
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Luzhou Piglet-Shaped Sticky Rice Buns 泸州猪儿粑
Luzhou Piglet-Shaped Sticky Rice Buns (泸州猪儿粑) are a steamed, filled snack from Luzhou (泸州).
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Hejiang Grilled Fish 合江烤鱼
Hejiang Grilled Fish (合江烤鱼) is fish grilled and then braised in a pan of vegetables, from Hejiang (合江), a county of Luzhou (泸州) in Sichuan.
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