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

Luodai sorrowful jelly noodles 伤心凉粉
The cool jelly is smooth and mild, while the dressing brings heat, acidity and sometimes numbing pepper.
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Leaf-Wrapped Yellow Rice Cake 黄粑
Leaf-Wrapped Yellow Rice Cake (黄粑) is a steamed sweet rice cake of Luzhou (泸州), Sichuan, wrapped in the leaves of liangjiang (良姜), a local galangal.
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Luzhou Piglet-Shaped Sticky Rice Buns 泸州猪儿粑
Luzhou Piglet-Shaped Sticky Rice Buns (泸州猪儿粑) are a steamed, filled snack from Luzhou (泸州).
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Luzhou Fei'er Nourishing Powder 泸州肥儿粉
Luzhou Fei'er Nourishing Powder (泸州肥儿粉) is a traditional ground-rice food for babies and small children from Luzhou (泸州) in southern Sichuan.
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Zhongjiang Eight-Treasure Pastry 中江八宝油糕
Zhongjiang Eight-Treasure Pastry (中江八宝油糕) is a plum-blossom-shaped pastry from Zhongjiang (中江), with a crisp exterior and soft interior.
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Zitong Sliced Starch Noodles 梓潼片粉
Zitong Sliced Starch Noodles (梓潼片粉) are thin, green-tinted sheets of bean or sweet-potato starch, cut into strips and dressed with a hot, sour sauce, from Zitong County (梓潼县) in Mianyang (绵阳), northern Sichuan.
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Zitong Flaky Pastry 梓潼酥饼
Zitong Flaky Pastry (梓潼酥饼) is a thin, crisp pastry from Zitong (梓潼), round like a full moon and pale yellow, with fine flaky lines. It is also known as bocuizi (薄脆子), meaning a thin crisp, and gongbing (贡饼), or tribute cake.
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Anxian Hongsu Crisps 安县红酥
Anxian Hongsu Crisps (安县红酥) are a local snack also called gan panzi (干盘子), literally “dry plate”. They are described as crisp and aromatic, breaking down readily in the mouth.
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Mianyang Xi Family Starch Jelly 绵阳席凉粉
Mianyang Xi Family Starch Jelly (绵阳席凉粉) is the cold starch jelly of the Xi Liangfen shop in the city of Mianyang (绵阳), Sichuan, named after its operator, whose surname is Xi (席).
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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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Guanyin Plain Fried Dough Twists 观音素麻花
Guanyin Plain Fried Dough Twists (观音素麻花) are hand-twisted dough twists fried in oil from Suining (遂宁) in Sichuan.
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Neijiang Crispy Braised Rabbit 内江酥枣兔
Neijiang Crispy Braised Rabbit (内江酥枣兔) is a rabbit speciality of Neijiang (内江). The Chinese name refers to its crisp texture and red colour resembling jujubes.
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