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

Jiange Numbing-Spicy Skewers 剑阁麻辣串
Jiange Numbing-Spicy Skewers (剑阁麻辣串) is listed among the local specialties of Guangyuan, Sichuan. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Wangcang Hot and Sour Noodles 旺苍酸辣粉
Wangcang Hot and Sour Noodles (旺苍酸辣粉) is a traditional snack from Wangcang (旺苍), made with dried sweet-potato starch noodles.
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Jianmen Tofu 剑门豆腐
Jianmen Tofu (剑门豆腐) is the bean curd of the Jianmen (剑门) area of Jiange County (剑阁县), Guangyuan (广元), in northern Sichuan, and the local tofu dishes built on it.
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Qingchuan Cured Pork 青川腊肉
Qingchuan Cured Pork (青川腊肉) is listed among the local specialties of Guangyuan, Sichuan. 腊 describes curing.
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Zengjiashan Smoked Cured Pork 曾家山腊肉
Zengjiashan Smoked Cured Pork (曾家山腊肉) comes from Zengjiashan in Guangyuan’s (广元) Chaotian District (朝天区).
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Pickle-Water Soft Tofu 酸菜豆花
Pickle-Water Soft Tofu (酸菜豆花) is a Guangyuan (广元) preparation in which sour liquid from local pickled vegetables sets soy milk into soft curds.
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Zhuotong Chicken 卓筒鸡
Zhuotong Chicken (卓筒鸡) appears in the salt-culture cooking of Daying (大英). Suining’s culture and tourism bureau (遂宁市文化广播电视体育和旅游局) presents a pastry-wrapped version in which fried chicken, peppers and onion are coated in mixed-flavour guaiwei sauce (怪味汁), wrapped in pastry and baked with cheese.
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Pengxi Flat-Iron Rice Cakes 蓬溪熨斗糕
Pengxi Flat-Iron Rice Cakes (蓬溪熨斗糕) are rice-batter snacks named after their cooking vessel: an old-style flat iron.
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Shehong Beef 射洪牛肉
Shehong Beef (射洪牛肉) encompasses several local beef specialities of Shehong (射洪), including hand-torn beef and slowly cooked jar beef.
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Suining Pressed Tofu Sheets 遂宁豆腐皮
Suining Pressed Tofu Sheets (遂宁豆腐皮) is a glossy, layered soybean speciality of Suining (遂宁). The geographical-indication version from Chuanshan District (船山区) is pressed, cut, braised and finished with flavoured oil.
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Chuanshan Pressed Dried Tofu 船山豆腐干
Chuanshan Pressed Dried Tofu (船山豆腐干) is listed among the local specialties of Suining, Sichuan. The name includes 豆腐 (bean curd).
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Anju Paomatan Sour-Spicy Fish Chunks 安居跑马滩砣砣鱼
Anju Paomatan Sour-Spicy Fish Chunks (安居跑马滩砣砣鱼) is a fish dish from Dongchan (东禅镇), in Anju District (安居区) of Suining (遂宁). Black carp is cooked with fermented pickles, locally made tofu and jar-preserved pork.
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