Leshan bobo chicken 乐山钵钵鸡
Leshan bobo chicken is featured among the local specialties of Sichuan.
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Cooked chicken, other meats and vegetables are served with a seasoned dressing. Select a mixed set rather than assuming the name means chicken only.
How it is made
Chicken, other meats and vegetables are cooked separately, threaded onto skewers and steeped in a cool seasoned broth. Red-oil and green-peppercorn versions create different aromas and sensations.
Flavour & texture
The food is cool or room-temperature, with tender meat, crisp vegetables and a savory, often numbing-spicy coating. It is a prepared skewer dish rather than raw ingredients cooked at the table.
Local roots & traditions
Boboji is strongly associated with Leshan.
How to order Leshan bobo chicken
Choose a mixed handful, confirm how skewers are counted and ask which broth style is offered.
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Gulin spicy chicken 古蔺麻辣鸡 →
Chicken is cooked, chopped into bone-in pieces and coated or served with a chili-and-Sichuan-pepper dressing. The seasoning mixture carries much of the dish's character. The chicken has a firm, savory bite beneath an aromatic, hot and numbing sauce. Skin and meat absorb the dressing differently.
Kung pao chicken 宫保鸡丁 →
Diced chicken is quickly stir-fried with dried chilies, peanuts and a carefully balanced sauce. The sauce reduces to a light coating rather than pooling heavily around the ingredients. Tender chicken contrasts with crunchy peanuts, while savory seasoning, sweetness and acidity sit beneath chili fragrance. Peppercorn may add a mild numbing note.
Questions before you order
What name should I show when ordering?
Show 乐山钵钵鸡 for Leshan bobo chicken. Choose a mixed handful, confirm how skewers are counted and ask which broth style is offered.
Sources & reading
Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.