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Top ten specialties in Chongqing

Chongqing's top ten specialties include chafing dish base, strange flavor beans, Liangpingzhang duck, Jiangjin popcorn, Ciqikou Chen Changyin twist, Deng Ying shredded beef, Fuling mustard tuber, Hechuan peach slices and so on.

1, chafing dish bottom material

Introduction: Hot pot bottom material is generally bagged, which is actually packaged Chongqing hot pot bottom material, which is convenient for carrying and mailing. Directly adding water to boil is a delicious butter hot pot soup base, which is the most authentic and classic gift for Chongqing!

Price: 20-35 yuan /500g bag. Avoid pit purchase location: Chongqing large supermarket chains such as Yonghui, New Century, Carrefour, etc. , or online takeout and flagship stores. Recommended brand: Aqiaotou is an old brand that everyone closes their eyes, and its taste is quite satisfactory. It is a good choice to bring a travel gift to a friend. After all, it is a well-known big brand.

Good people hot pot bottom material is mellow and rich in taste, and it is my favorite bottom material with my friends. Camping hot pot is a must! C Yangming hot pot bottom material has a light taste, although it is not spicy, but it does not lose the fragrance of hot pot. D Haidilao clear oil hot pot bottom material I prefer to call YYDS clear oil bottom material. As a Chongqing person who is used to listing food in Beijing, but misses the taste of hot pot, he has been hoarding this one, and it is also necessary to make spicy incense pots.

2. Strange beany smell

Introduction: Odd bean has a unique technology and flavor, which is a unique combination of hemp, spicy, sweet, salty, fresh and crisp. The strange beans are crispy and covered with sugar. It's a little hard, but it's not sticky or greasy. The entrance needs to be crushed with big teeth first. At this moment, you can feel the slight resistance of beans. Price: The price will be slightly different depending on the packaging, weight and manufacturer. Generally, the price of 500g package per bag is around 10 yuan.

Avoid pits. Purchase locations: supermarkets, or online takeaways and flagship stores. Recommended brands: I have eaten many different brands, all of which are sold in bulk in the scenic spots, from snacks to the old-fashioned "Chongqing Brothers Cuisine", which are the most authentic. Come when you're chasing a play or chatting at camp. Hemp, spicy, sour, sweet, fresh, fragrant and crisp, all kinds of flavors sweep your taste buds together.

3. Liang Ping Zhang Ya

Introduction: Liangping Zhangya is an old Chinese brand in Chongqing. It has been handed down from generation to generation for three generations, and it is known as a duck for a hundred years. The ducks in their family are different from others. They are salted first and then roasted. It is said that the medicinal materials in the marinade are as high as 48 flavors. The ancestral secret recipe has developed a unique flavor of Zhang duck, which is full of fragrance. There are many kinds, such as duck gizzard, duck wing, duck tongue and duck neck, which can be vacuum packed in the store.

Price: 88 yuan/piece. Place of purchase: Guanyin Bridge, Times Street, Jie Fangbei and other major business districts have stores, or online take-out and flagship stores.

4. Jiangjin popcorn candy

Introduction: Jiangjin popcorn candy is made of high-quality glutinous rice, walnut kernel, peanut kernel, sesame, white sugar, animal and vegetable oil, caramel and rose sugar. , is made of 10 multiple processes. Rice flower is white and crystal clear, sweet and crisp, refreshing and slag-melting, sweet but not greasy, which is a Chongqing specialty especially suitable for the elderly and children.

Price: According to the specifications, the price of 500g is generally between 20 and 30 yuan. Avoid pits. Purchase locations: supermarkets, or online takeaways and flagship stores. Recommended brands: Lotus brand and Rose brand are the most authentic, which are the childhood flavors I ate from my grandmother when I was a child.

5, Ciqikou Chen Changyin Twist

Introduction: Chen Changyin Twist is a unique skill in Ciqikou, a thousand-year-old town in Chongqing. Every time I go to Ciqikou, there is a long queue. It uses natural high-quality flour, sesame, rock sugar, peanut oil, sesame oil, eggs, glutinous rice and other ingredients, and each step is handmade. It tastes sweet, crisp and delicious, suitable for all ages, with original flavor, rock sugar, glutinous rice, salt and pepper, spicy, honey and other flavors! Price: general 20 yuan/kg. Place of purchase: ciqikou ancient town, Shapingba District. There was a long queue for Chen Changyin Mahua.

6, light shadow beef shreds

Brief introduction: Beef tendon is sliced, and it is made by pickling, drying, baking, steaming, frying and frying. Spicy and sweet, named after the thin and wide slices of meat, has the effect of shadow play in the Republic of China. Beef slices are as thin as paper, as thin as silk, bright red in color, spicy in taste, chewed carefully and memorable, which is a rare snack in drama-chasing camping. Price: average bulk price 35~50 yuan/kg, bag weight 10~30 yuan/bag.

Avoid pit purchase location: Chongqing large supermarket chains such as Yonghui, New Century, Carrefour, etc. , or online takeout and flagship stores. Recommended brand: Zhang Fei Deng Ying shredded beef can be said to be the king of fried items of this brand. I've eaten other brands, but I don't feel as tough as Zhang Fei, and I prefer spicy food just right.

7. Fuling mustard tuber

Introduction: Fuling mustard tuber, which can be bought in almost any supermarket in China, is made of green vegetable heads grown along the river in Fuling, the hometown of mustard tuber in the world. The head of vegetables here is thick, tender and crisp, and there is no old muscle and skin. Its manufacturing process is extremely exquisite, requiring more than 10 processes. It tastes crisp and refreshing. It is a natural rice companion and the most economical and delicious Chongqing specialty.

Price: It varies according to the variety and packaging, and the cheapest one is 70g in 3 yuan. Avoid pit purchase location: farmer's market or major supermarkets, or online take-out and flagship stores. Recommended brand: it must be Wujiang brand. According to official data, it has been exported to 52 countries, selling 654.38+0.5 billion packs.

8. Wulong Yang Jiao Dried Bean Curd

Introduction: Croissant has been passed down for a hundred years, and it was listed in Chongqing Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2004. The taste is delicate and smooth, spicy and mellow, and the Q bomb is chewy. It is a leader in the hearts of dried bean curd lovers, and can be used as cold dishes, snacks and snacks. Price: around 5 yuan/160g bags. Avoid pit purchase location: farmers' markets or major supermarkets, or online take-out and flagship stores. Recommended brand: century-old brand Yang Jiao.

9. Hechuan peach slices

Introduction: Hechuan Peach Chips, founded in 1840, has a long history. It is made of fine glutinous rice, walnut kernel, Sichuan sugar, honey rose and other raw materials, and is one of the famous local products in Chongqing. The taste is delicate, moist, waxy, fine, white and sweet. Generally, there are sweet, salt and pepper and black sesame flavors to choose from. Especially suitable for friends and relatives of all ages, it is a nostalgic pastry gift in Chongqing. Price: 15 yuan /300g bag.