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

Nanchong Rice Noodles 南充米粉
Nanchong Rice Noodles (南充米粉) are a soup-noodle breakfast of Nanchong (南充). The local expression is to 'drink' the noodles: diners slurp the strands and also drink the broth, often served in roughly equal amounts with the noodles.
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Shunqing Mutton Rice Noodles 顺庆羊肉粉
Shunqing Mutton Rice Noodles (顺庆羊肉粉) is a noodle soup associated with Nanchong (南充).
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Zhang Fei Beef 张飞牛肉
Zhang Fei Beef (张飞牛肉) is a beef speciality associated with Langzhong (阆中), named for the general Zhang Fei (张飞).
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Yingshan Cold Noodles 营山凉面
Yingshan Cold Noodles (营山凉面) are a traditional noodle snack from Yingshan (营山) in Nanchong (南充). Fine, tender noodles are served cool with aromatic, hot seasonings, especially the county's red chilli oil.
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Xichong Lion Cake 西充狮子糕
Xichong Lion Cake (西充狮子糕) is a sweet, crisp glutinous-rice cake from Xichong County (西充县) in Nanchong (南充), eastern Sichuan.
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Langzhong White Sugar Steamed Buns 阆中白糖蒸馍
Langzhong White Sugar Steamed Buns (阆中白糖蒸馍) are steamed wheat buns from Langzhong (阆中), a city of Nanchong (南充) in north-eastern Sichuan on the middle and upper Jialing River (嘉陵江).
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Langzhong Beef Noodles 阆中牛肉面
Langzhong Beef Noodles (阆中牛肉面) are the beef noodles of Langzhong (阆中), a county-level city administered by Nanchong (南充) in north-eastern Sichuan, on the middle reaches of the Jialing River (嘉陵江).
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Baoning Vinegar Fish 保宁醋鱼
Baoning Vinegar Fish (保宁醋鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Nanchong, Sichuan. The name includes 鱼 (fish).
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Flatbread Stuffed with Cold Starch Jelly 锅盔灌凉粉
Flatbread Stuffed with Cold Starch Jelly (锅盔灌凉粉) is a snack from Nanchong (南充) in Sichuan: a freshly baked guokui (锅盔) flatbread split open and filled with liangfen (凉粉), a cold jelly set from starch.
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Peng'an Heshu Tofu 蓬安河舒豆腐
Peng'an Heshu Tofu (蓬安河舒豆腐) is a gypsum-set bean curd made with deep well water and local soybeans.
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Yingshan Cured Duck 营山板鸭
Yingshan Cured Duck (营山板鸭) is a cured-duck speciality of Yingshan (营山), with both an uncooked cured form and a braised form sold ready to eat.
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Dongpo Pork 东坡肉
Dongpo Pork (东坡肉) appears in the local food directory for Sichuan. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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