Chongqing Food

Overview

Chongqing dishes are rich in flavor and use almost 40 different cooking methods in their preparation. Chongqing food is largely a hybrid of Sichuan cuisine and local specialty dishes. Sichuan Noodles

Chongqing's city center is filled with restaurants and food stalls where you can pick up a cheap and filling meal for less than RMB10. Local specialties here include dumplings and pickled vegetables and, different from many other Chinese cuisines, Chongqing dishes are ideal for the solo diner- arriving in small individual sized portions!

This is where the HOTPOT originated and Chongqing residents are still very keen on their native dish, tucking in even when the sun is shining.

Specialities

Old Sichuan Flavor Beef Jerky, Jinjiao Brand

It was first produced in 1937. High quality fresh beef is mixed with sugar, salt, natural flavor, plant oil and so on. It has a special flavor and is said to keep you healthy.

Yongchuan Bean Sauce
This delicious sauce is produced at the Chongqing Yongchan Brewing Factory. It has a 200 year history, and is made from beans, sticky rice, distilled spirit and so on. It goes very well in a number of dishes.

Cake Batter
Sichuan's special dessert- cake batter is made with sweet rice, after which red beans, roses, sesame seeds and meat are added and the batter is steamed. This dessert is soft and sweet yet refreshing.

Hotpot Seasoning, Luning Brand
This is a well-known product of Chonqing. It’s made from 25 different ingredients, such as chili, bean sauce, candy, flavor, natural fresh sauce and so on. The taste types include very spicy, spicy, mild, lichee, seafood, and so on. The water ration is 1:3.

Jiangtuan fish
Since Chongqing is located along JialingRiver, travelers have a good opportunity to sample various freshwater fish, including Jiangtuan fish, also called big-head fish, which is probably the best.

Pork leg cooked with rock candy
Pork leg cooked with rock candy is a common household dish of the Chongqing people. The finished dish, red in color and tender to taste, has a strong and sweet after-taste.

Beef Hotpot
Hotpots are a traditional famous dish of Sichuan, of which Chongqing hotpot is specially noted. Characterised by hotness, heavy flavours and dense soup, Chongqing hotpot ingredients include beef and vegetables, which are simmered in a ‘help yourself’ pot of simmering broth. Hotpot enjoys a long history in China, for example, Chongqing hotpot has been around for over 100 years, since the early middle of the Qing Dynasty.

Sliced meat with crispy rice
Sliced meat with crispy rice is a major dish in Chongqing. The meat tastes soft and tender forming a contrast with the crispy rice. When sampling this dish, you can even hear the sizzling sound emerging from the rice.