Main part of the Sichuan Cuisine, noted for its sharper bite, the ingredients of the Chongqing cuisines mainly are accompanied with Chili peppers, sesame seeds, fermented black beans, scallions, ginger, garlic, wine, soy sauce and an array of similarly pungent flavorings. Besides, there are over 40 different cooking methods in Chongqing cuisines, such as drying, salting, spicing, pickling, frying and smoking etc. The most important is, hotpot is the essence of the Chongqing cuisine, which could be seen at almost every street in Chongqing.

1. Here listed below are the most famous Chongqing Local foods

(1) Maoxuewang
A dish of boiled blood curd, spices and other additives with spicy sauce

(2) Qianzhang
A tasty dish made of the skim of soya bean milk, which could be bake or fry or steam.

(3) Spiced Salted Peanuts
Spiced salted peanuts go well with many drinks including beer, wine, liquor, tea and much more.

(4) Baishiyi Pressed Salted Duck
Pressed salted duck is one of the famous specialty foods.

(5) Chongqing Hotpot
It is a typical and real local specialty which is noted for its peppery and hot taste, scalding yet fresh and tender.

2. Here listed below are the most typical Food Streets in Chongqing

(1) Nanbin Food Street
Numerous restaurants offering Chongqing hotpot and local foods

(2) Keyuan Food Street
One of the earliest gourmet streets in Chongqing with numerous, gorgeous local and international restaurants
Address: Keyuan Si Rd and Keyuan San Street

(3) Zhigang Food Street
Numerous restaurants line either side of the street offering Chongqing hotpot and other local foods and specialties
Address: Yangjiaping Central Business Zone, Jiulongpo District

(4) Jiazhou Food Street
A comprehensive food street that serves Chinese food, hotpot, western food, including Sichuan cuisine, Chongqing cuisine, and Cantonese cuisine, etc