Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

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Chongqing

Dianjiang Sauce-Pickled Melon 垫江酱瓜

Dianjiang Sauce-Pickled Melon (垫江酱瓜) is a pickle made in Dianjiang County (垫江县), Chongqing, from huagua (花瓜), a local melon with a patterned green skin that is salted and cured in sauce in vats. It is also known simply as huagua.

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Chongqing

Zhongxian Citrus Banquet 忠县柑橘宴

Zhongxian Citrus Banquet (忠县柑橘宴) is a set of citrus dishes developed in 2021 for the farmhouse restaurants and guesthouses of Zhongxian (忠县), a Chongqing county where citrus is the flagship of modern farming.

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Chongqing

Fengjie Small Basket-Steamed Dishes 奉节格格

Fengjie Small Basket-Steamed Dishes (奉节格格) is listed among the local specialties of Fengjie County, Chongqing. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Chongqing

Fengjie Navel Orange Banquet 奉节脐橙宴

Fengjie Navel Orange Banquet (奉节脐橙宴) is listed among the local specialties of Fengjie County, Chongqing. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Wuxi Mountain Potatoes (巫溪洋芋) — dish photograph
Chongqing

Wuxi Mountain Potatoes 巫溪洋芋

Wuxi Mountain Potatoes (巫溪洋芋) are the potatoes of Wuxi County (巫溪县), Chongqing, one of the county's main grain and cash crops and, according to the county gazetteer, widely grown there since the Qing dynasty.

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Chongqing

Dujuanzi Rolls 嘟卷子

Dujuanzi Rolls (嘟卷子) are a traditional Pengshui (彭水) snack made from sweet-potato starch. Rolled, sliced and steamed, they have a translucent appearance and a soft, moist texture beneath their sour, spicy seasoning.

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Doujuanzi Rolls (都卷子) — dish photograph
Chongqing

Doujuanzi Rolls 都卷子

Doujuanzi Rolls (都卷子) are a Pengshui (彭水) snack made by cooking sweet-potato starch into a sheet, rolling it and cutting it into short pieces. The rolls are steamed and dressed with a hot, tangy mixture of seasonings.

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Chongqing

Dadukou Skewer Hotpot 大渡口串串

Dadukou Skewer Hotpot (大渡口串串) is listed among the local specialties of Dadukou District, Chongqing. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Big Mixed Steamed Platter (大混蒸) — dish photograph
Chongqing

Big Mixed Steamed Platter 大混蒸

Big Mixed Steamed Platter (大混蒸) is a Kaizhou (开州) dish cooked in a large communal steamer. Beef, pork belly, intestines and mutton bones can share the same basket, with an aromatic marinade and vigorous steaming over a wood fire.

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Chongqing

Chengkou Small Basket-Steamed Dishes 城口格格

Chengkou Small Basket-Steamed Dishes (城口格格) are portions of seasoned meat steamed in small bamboo baskets in Chengkou County (城口县), Chongqing, and eaten with a bowl of noodles as gege noodles (格格面).

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