Sichuan Cuisine is one of the four major cuisines of China, with rich local color. If you have Tibet tour from Chengdu, how could you miss the local delicacies in Chengdu. If you want to taste authentic Sichuan Cuisine, you are suggested to go to Yangxi and Zhijin District where gather many good restaurants. If you do not know which one is better, you can follow the advice of taxi driver.
In Chengdu, there are various delicious local delicacies, such as Hot Pot, Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce, Stir Fried Tofu in Hot Sauce, Sichuan Style Noodles with Peppery Sauce, Shuangliu Rabbit Head and so on.
The Mrs. Chen Tofu Restaurant is the first famous ancient restaurant which named by state. It was opened at the Wanfuqiao in Chengdu in 1862. This restaurant was named Cheng Xingsheng Restaurant, and the chief cook is the wife of Chen Chunfu. The Tofu cooked by Mrs. Chen is very delicious, and with typical Sichuan Cuisine features. It attracted many people come here to taste it. Then, this restaurant renamed to Mrs.Chen Tofu Restaurant. In the end of Qing Dynasty, the Mrs.Chen Stir Fried Tofu in Hot Sauce was listed as famous food of Chengdu.
It is a well-know flavor dish of Chengdu. According to legends, there was a couple living on selling Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce. The Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce made by the couple got the favor of people for its fine making process and special taste. In order to distinguish it from other Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce, people named them Couple Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce.
The Sichuan Style Noodles with Pepper Sauce (Dandan Noodle) is famous Chengdu snack. The most famous restaurant of this kind of noodle is the Cheng Baobao Restaurant which was created by a pedlar who named Chen Baobao in 1841.
The Long Chaoshoui was created by several waiters of Nonghua Teahouse on Chunxi Road. The features of Long Chaoshoui are thin crust, tender stuffing and fresh soup. It is very delicious.
It was created in the end of Qing Dynasty in Nanchong. The creator of Bean Noodles in Chili Sauce - Xie Tianlu put up a shed at the ferry to sell the Bean Noodle. It gradually became famous for its delicious seasoning. Later, Family Xie set up the restaurant to sell the Bean Noodles in Chili Sauce. Now, it is very popular snack in Chengdu.
It also called Shuangliu Mother Rabbit Head. It has about ten years history. It is welcomed by the customers of Chengdu and travelers from other places for its spicy and hot taste.