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

Anyue Steamed Rice Rolls 安岳米卷
Anyue Steamed Rice Rolls (安岳米卷) are thin rice sheets rolled into tubes after steaming and cooling. Ziyang (资阳) Municipal Government describes their texture as delicate and their surface as glossy, with sheets as thin as paper.
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Anyue Lemon Chicken 安岳柠檬鸡
Anyue Lemon Chicken (安岳柠檬鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Ziyang, Sichuan. The name includes 鸡 (chicken).
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Linjiangsi Fish in Chili Bean Sauce 临江寺豆瓣鱼
Linjiangsi Fish in Chili Bean Sauce (临江寺豆瓣鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Ziyang, Sichuan. The name includes 鱼 (fish).
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Lezhi Lotus Root Starch 乐至藕粉
Lezhi Lotus Root Starch (乐至藕粉) is the lotus root starch of Lezhi County (乐至县) in Ziyang (资阳), Sichuan, also known as Tianchi lotus root starch (天池藕粉).
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Ziyang Mutton Soup 资阳羊肉汤
Ziyang Mutton Soup (资阳羊肉汤) is part of winter-solstice eating in Ziyang (资阳), where residents cook it at home, take freshly made soup away from markets, or eat in soup shops.
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Anyue Jar-Preserved Pork 安岳坛子肉
Anyue Jar-Preserved Pork (安岳坛子肉) is a farmhouse pork speciality of Anyue (安岳). Fried meat is packed into an earthenware jar with preserved vegetables, giving it the combined fragrance of pork and salted greens.
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Yanjiang Rabbit Noodles 雁江兔儿面
Yanjiang Rabbit Noodles (雁江兔儿面) is listed among the local specialties of Ziyang, Sichuan. The name includes 兔 (rabbit). The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
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Tibetan-Style Yak Meat 藏式牦牛肉
Tibetan-Style Yak Meat (藏式牦牛肉) is listed among the local specialties of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan. The name includes 牛肉 (beef).
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Tibetan Butter Tea 酥油茶
Tibetan Butter Tea (酥油茶) combines boiled brick tea with butter and salt. It is a traditional drink in Tibetan communities of Sichuan (四川), as well as Tibet (西藏) and Qinghai (青海).
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Highland Barley Cake 青稞饼
Highland Barley Cake (青稞饼) is a baked highland-barley cake enjoyed by Tibetan people in Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟), in Sichuan’s Aba Prefecture (阿坝州). It is golden in colour, with a sweet aroma and a crisp texture.
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Tsampa Roasted Barley Flour 糌粑
Tsampa Roasted Barley Flour (糌粑) is an everyday Tibetan (藏族) staple in Ngawa (阿坝). In Zoige (若尔盖), barley is roasted and finely ground, then combined with tea and butter for drinking or shaped into small portions to eat.
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Qiang Pounded Potato Cakes 羌族洋芋糍粑
Qiang Pounded Potato Cakes (羌族洋芋糍粑) are made by hand-pounding high-starch potatoes from the Min River valley (岷江河谷).
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