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

Zhongjiang Eight-Treasure Pastry 中江八宝油糕
Zhongjiang Eight-Treasure Pastry (中江八宝油糕) is a plum-blossom-shaped pastry from Zhongjiang (中江), with a crisp exterior and soft interior.
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Zitong Sliced Starch Noodles 梓潼片粉
Zitong Sliced Starch Noodles (梓潼片粉) are thin, green-tinted sheets of bean or sweet-potato starch, cut into strips and dressed with a hot, sour sauce, from Zitong County (梓潼县) in Mianyang (绵阳), northern Sichuan.
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Zitong Flaky Pastry 梓潼酥饼
Zitong Flaky Pastry (梓潼酥饼) is a thin, crisp pastry from Zitong (梓潼), round like a full moon and pale yellow, with fine flaky lines. It is also known as bocuizi (薄脆子), meaning a thin crisp, and gongbing (贡饼), or tribute cake.
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Pingwu Cured Pork 平武腊肉
Pingwu Cured Pork (平武腊肉) includes smoked black-pig pork described by Pingwu’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau at a Chengdu (成都) produce fair. The meat in the boiling pot was dark and glossy, with a strong smoke aroma.
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Beichuan Smoked Cured Pork 北川腊肉
Beichuan Smoked Cured Pork (北川腊肉) is a Qiang (羌族) cured-pork speciality documented by Mianyang (绵阳) Municipal Government.
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Jiangyou Zhanzhan Dipping Snacks 江油蘸蘸
Jiangyou Zhanzhan Dipping Snacks (江油蘸蘸) is listed among the local specialties of Mianyang, Sichuan. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Jiangyou Cold Dipping Snacks 江油冷沾沾
Jiangyou Cold Dipping Snacks (江油冷沾沾) are a street snack of Jiangyou (江油), a city in Mianyang (绵阳), Sichuan: small pieces of cooked food threaded on toothpicks and dipped into seasoning before eating.
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Anxian Hongsu Crisps 安县红酥
Anxian Hongsu Crisps (安县红酥) are a local snack also called gan panzi (干盘子), literally “dry plate”. They are described as crisp and aromatic, breaking down readily in the mouth.
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Mianyang Xi Family Starch Jelly 绵阳席凉粉
Mianyang Xi Family Starch Jelly (绵阳席凉粉) is the cold starch jelly of the Xi Liangfen shop in the city of Mianyang (绵阳), Sichuan, named after its operator, whose surname is Xi (席).
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Jiangji Soft Tofu 蒋记豆花
Jiangji Soft Tofu (蒋记豆花) is listed among the local specialties of Mianyang, Sichuan. The name includes 豆花 (soft bean curd).
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Guangyuan Steamed Cold Noodles 广元蒸凉面
Guangyuan Steamed Cold Noodles (广元蒸凉面) are strips cut from sheets of steamed rice batter, a traditional snack of Guangyuan (广元) in Sichuan.
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Jianmen Pass Tofu Banquet 剑门关豆腐宴
Jianmen Pass Tofu Banquet (剑门关豆腐宴) is a meal built around Jianmen tofu (剑门豆腐), the bean curd of Jiange County (剑阁县) in Guangyuan (广元), northern Sichuan. Jiange is an important stop on the Jianmen stretch of the old Shu Road (蜀道).
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