CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- When it comes to Chongqing food, hot pot and noodles are known by all people around the country. However, there are many special foods in Chongqing, some of which reflect the traditional diet habit of Bayu area, and some of which show the local features of snacks in Chongqing. Let's taste kinds of special food in Chongqing.

Shancheng Xiotangyuan

It is the famous snack shop in Chongqing with time-honored brand. Made from pig fat oil, sugar powder and black sesame powder, its Tangyuan is small, sweet and glutinous with thin surface and full stuffing.

Liziba Liangshan Chicken

It has become an indispensable sub-category in Chongqing hot pot industry by virtue of "selecting superior food materials, following original steaming method and adopting ancestral exclusive recipe".

Spring Chicken

It is very popular in our country as a landmark delicacy in Nanshan. Fresh and tender chicken complemented with dozens of seasonings such as pepper, dried pepper, garlic is spicy and tasty, tender and chewy.

Jiujiu Beef Restaurant

For awesome beef in Nanshan, it's always crowed at the time for meal. Beef soup with white bean is its special dish whose well-cooked white beans are soaked in the rich soup and large-size beef absorbs full of soup, and almost every table has one.

Sanxikou Tofu Fish

Sanxikou tofu fish whose name is from the place name of Beibei Sanxikou was once local special dish, which has been well known since the 1980s. With fresh and delicious fish, elastic and tasty tofu together, it emits the fragrant smell and their colors are mixed as whole.

Mudong Crispy Duck

Originated from Mudong Town, Banan District, it has a history of more than 100 years and is one of the famous specialties of Mudong Town. It is famous for its strict material selection, exquisite craftsmanship, fine production and unique flavor.

Mudong Douhua

“Mudong Douhua makes you cannot help eating more than your appetite." This is the common saying for people who come to Mudong to tofu pudding. Pushing, grinding and dotting is the necessary techniques for making Douhua. If matched with unique and diverse dipping as well as rice steamed in the wooden bucket, it is so delicious.

Longxing Douhua

Douhua is one of the most common dishes in Longxing Ancient Town. It is pulped from soybeans and made from brine or gypsum. Due to making easily, eating conveniently with rich nutrition and good taste, everyone loves it very much.

Maoxuewang 

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Maoxuewang (the boiled duck blood curd in chili sauce), a kind of food that can not only enter delicate Chinese restaurant, but also survive in the niche restaurant, can be eaten anywhere in Chongqing without long searching time.

Chen Mahua

Chen Mahua is a famous traditional snack in Chongqing. From the late Qing Dynasty, it spreads to Bayu with its unique taste in Ciqikou Ancient Town. Because of its excellent material selection and handmade production, it has the characteristics of fragrance, crispness, refreshment and long storage period.

Baishiyi Salted Duck

With rich aroma and golden color, it is usually steamed and sliced into piece. It needs two pieces of bamboo to support the formation when making. In the process of drying and marinating, it is stretched with bamboo bone so as to form the plate shape when finished. It is one of the three major duck products, including “Beijing Roast Duck" and "Nanjing Osmanthus Duck" in China.

Huayansi Vegetarian Food

Huayan Tourism Scenic Area has the reputation of "Bashan Fairyland ", while Huayan Vegetarian Food, the "Huayan Vegetarian Cultural Guild Hall" in the scenic area for hundreds of years, is known as "the best vegetarian food in Chongqing". No matter how strange the seasoning is, vegetarian food here never is added monosodium glutamate, chicken essence, milk, eggs and any additives all the time. It is a good chance for you who usually eat plenty of meat and fish to change your taste. (Translated by Jiang Yuling, Fathom Language Limited)