The "Long Chaoshou" restaurant, a "time-honored Chinese snack brand" at the Chunxi intersection, and the "Lai Tangyuan" restaurant next to Parkson are both good food choices for outsiders coming to Chengdu.
Many famous snacks in Chengdu are named after the founder's surname, such as "Zhong Shui Dumplings", "Han Baozi", "Lai Tangyuan", "Zhang Liangfen" and so on. "Zhong Dumplings" are different from the dumplings in the north. The filling is pure meat, mixed with sweet and spicy red oil and dipped in water, giving it a unique flavor. Korean steamed buns have an average taste, but the meat is quite tender. Although "Lai Tangyuan" is very famous, many old Chengdu people prefer "Guo Tangyuan" for its fragrant but not greasy taste.
"Braised Pork Guokui" is similar in form to Shaanxi's "Roujiamo", but the meat in "Roujiamo" is minced meat with cured sauce, while "Braised Pork Guokui" The meat inside is filled with marinated meat, which is very fragrant. In the past, I only knew that the "Braised Pork Guokui" sold at the Dandan Noodles Center in Luoma City was the most authentic. In the past two years, a large number of Guokui shops of various sizes have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, all over every corner of Chengdu. The "Le Lai Guokui" across from the Third Hospital on Babao Street is very delicious. In addition to braised pork, there are also many varieties, such as ear slices, beef, shredded pork, etc., and the price is around 2.5 yuan.
You can't miss the "Three Cannons" either. You can see the chef skillfully smashing the glutinous rice dough in his hand along the chopping board and landing it on a plate filled with peanut powder. Along the way, "Dang, Dang,... "When" the ground sounded three times. I once had the "Three Cannons" with sound in the Palace of Culture, but the sound was made from the metal plates placed on the chopping board. Although it was not very authentic, it tasted good, soft and sticky. , can be eaten with red pond dip.
If you walk on the streets of Chengdu, you will often see people carrying bamboo baskets on a pole, while walking, "ding-ding-ding" and "ding-ding-ding" tapping the iron pieces in their hands. The sound the iron piece makes is the cry of "Ding Ding Candy". Candy sellers always say that Ding Ding Candy melts in your mouth and moisturizes your lungs, but my teeth get sticky every time I eat it. I'm probably too impatient. There are also many Ding Ding candy stores, and Chen Ji’s is the most popular. They also sell sesame peanut candy, osmanthus candy, ginger candy, homemade desserts, etc.
"Nine-foot salted duck" is a specialty of Pengshan area. It was delicious. The skin was crispy and the meat was tender. It was salty and sweet. The first time I ate it was at a classmate's house. I was too embarrassed to eat it with all my heart. I just tasted it. When you are slanderous, buy one and a half, either to enjoy alone or to drink with friends.
"Bangbang Chicken" is also a popular snack in the past two years. There are many brands, and Liao Ji is the most famous. The brand packaging is very good, changing the workshop-style business model of the past. All chain stores have the same decoration, bright windows, clean and hygienic. Bangbang Chicken is said to have a very complicated production process, one of which is beating it with a wooden stick, which seems to make it easier to absorb the flavor. I don't think the taste is special, but I really like Hu Ji's boneless chicken feet and Jun liver. The dipping water they make is something I can't make at home.
When it comes to Chengdu snacks, the most important thing cannot be ignored is "Chuan Chuan Xiang". "Chuan Chuan Xiang" and "Mala Tang" are synonymous words. These six words accurately summarize the characteristics of this snack. For many people, eating skewers is more about eating in an atmosphere: everyone gathers around a mandarin duck pot, sweating profusely, boasting about their beef, picking up a large handful of boiled beef, and looking around After one minute, pull the meat piece from the skewer into the oil dish, let it cool down slightly, then put it into the peanut and pepper dish, roll it, and stuff it into your mouth. It's great! Take another sip of Snowflake or Blue Sword (beer) and pout in an exaggerated way, so comfortable! Yulin comes from Chuanchuan in Chengdu, and Yulin Chuanchuan incense is already a well-known brand in Chengdu.
Fat rice rolls have become the main snack after noodles in Chengdu. They are distributed in the streets and alleys of the city. The following are the most famous ones.
(1) Chengdu’s fat rice rolls are all in the name of Shuangliu Baijia, which is said to be the earliest and most famous birthplace of Chengdu’s fat rice rolls. Back then, Mr. Gao made the small vermicelli look so delicious. Now its Gaoji Fat Rice Roll Rice has become a large-scale restaurant, still serving rice rolls for 2.5 yuan/bowl, and also provides more rice roll series dishes. The only drawback is that it is far away from Chengdu city;
(2) Qingshiqiao Fat Rice Roll.
The first place to make rice rolls in Chengdu is definitely Qingshiqiao, where the rice rolls are a time-honored brand. The rice rolls are made by boiling the sweet potato vermicelli in a big pot of old soup (basically cooked with more than ten kilograms of stick bones without stopping the fire). Made of various raw materials, and finally sprinkled with cooked white sausage, it is the most popular snack in Chengdu.
(3) Section 4 of Hongxing Road, next to Suining Hotel, is said to be one of the three authorized by Mr. Gao himself (I don’t know if it has changed due to demolition, if so, then along the small street opposite Suining Hotel 50 meters ahead, there is the same restaurant. I used to think the latter was more authentic, but because the former is on the street, the business and reputation are much better;
(4) The entrance to the Construction Club on Ma'an North Road is also a time-honored brand Fat rice rolls;