As one of the most food-rich cities in China, Chengdu has been attracting tourists from home and abroad to taste food. But with regard to them, here are 5 things you need to know.
1. Most of the Chengdu people have peppers in their dishes. According to the survey, Chengdu people eat spicy for 200 years and eat hemp for 3000 years! Pepper, 200 years of edible history, was introduced to Sichuan in the middle of the Qing Dynasty; pepper, "Shijing”recorded, has been in Sichuan food for 3,000 years.
2. The best drinks with hot pot are tea, botanical tea and protein drinks. Protein drinks such as coconut milk, almond milk, soy milk, sour milk drinks, etc. They are best served before meals, can provide carbohydrates, and can also help protect the stomach. Tea can dissolve the fire and more highlight the flavor of the hot pot; while the botanical tea such as chrysanthemum tea and barley tea does not contain calories, and some can clear the fire, and some can help digestion.
3. Chengdu has more than 10,000 teahouses, and more than half of Chengdu’s business is negotiated in teahouses. If friends come to Chengdu, the highest treatment from local people is to take them to the teahouse for tea.
4. Yuxiang shredded pork has a fishy aroma, but its taste does not come from fish. It is made by soaking red pepper, ginger and other condiments. This method is derived from the unique method of cooking fish in Sichuan. It has been widely used in Sichuan-style cooked vegetables. It has the characteristics of salty, sour, sweet, spicy, fragrant, fresh.
5. Chengdu people don't like to go to the big restaurants to eat. The small street vendors are generally delicious and cheap. If you want to eat authentic Chengdu cuisine, go to the roadside to see which street vendor has the most people at the door. And you will get an unique experience.
