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

Guang'an Baked Cake 广安烘糕
Guang'an Baked Cake (广安烘糕) is listed among the local specialties of Guang'an, Sichuan. The term 糕 points to cakes.
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Enyang Titang Sesame Cakes 恩阳提糖麻饼
Enyang Titang Sesame Cakes (恩阳提糖麻饼) are round baked sesame cakes from Enyang (恩阳) in Bazhong (巴中), Sichuan.
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Tongjiang Banqiao Fried Dough Twists 通江板桥麻花
Tongjiang Banqiao Fried Dough Twists (通江板桥麻花) is listed among the local specialties of Bazhong, Sichuan. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Nanjiang Walnut Cookies 南江核桃酥
Nanjiang Walnut Cookies (南江核桃酥) is listed among the local specialties of Bazhong, Sichuan. The name includes 核桃 (walnuts). The term 酥 points to flaky pastry or crisp preparation.
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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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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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Jinchuan Fire-Baked Bread 金川烧馍馍
Jinchuan Fire-Baked Bread (金川烧馍馍) is listed among the local specialties of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan. It is grouped here with street food & snacks; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Dough Pieces in Pickled Vegetable Broth 酸菜面块
Dough Pieces in Pickled Vegetable Broth (酸菜面块) is a traditional Tibetan (藏族) evening meal in Aba (阿坝), described by the Aba Local Chronicles Office.
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Luding Cold Starch Jelly 泸定凉粉
Luding Cold Starch Jelly (泸定凉粉) is a cold jelly made from peas in Luding County (泸定县), which Tide News (潮新闻) places at the eastern gateway of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘孜藏族自治州) in Sichuan.
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Buckwheat Flatbread 荞麦饼
Buckwheat Flatbread (荞麦饼) is listed among the local specialties of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan. The name includes 荞麦 (buckwheat). The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads.
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Qianwei leaf-wrapped rice parcels 犍为叶儿粑
The white wrapper is smooth and sticky, contrasting with a dense sweet filling or juicy savory center.
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