Food in Ciqikou

With a long history of 1800 years, Ciqikou Old Town in Chongqing has a variety of delicious and unique-flavored food.

Food in Ciqikou - Maoxuewang

Maoxuewang is one of the "Three Treasures of Ciqikou". It is a hodgepodge dish, made of blood of pigs, haslets of pigs, white peas and bone soup, with the condiments of rice vinegar, cooking wine, ginger, chillies and peppers. Maoxuewang is very tasty, fresh and full of nutrients: The pig blood in it can help enrich the blood in your body; the pigs' hearts can benefit the kidney; the pigs' tongues can keep your spleen healthy; pigs' lungs can cure cough and the bone soup is good for your muscles and bones.

Food in Ciqikou - Ruanhuiqianzhang

Ruanhuiqianzhang is another treasure of Ciqikou. Qianzhang means a thousand sheets. In fact, it is the beancurd sheets. So one of the basic ingredients of Ruanhuiqianzhang is the beancurd sheet. It is also made of hotbed chives, lean pork meat with the condiments of monosodium glutamate, salt, pepper, lard oil, soy sauce and so on. With the green monosodium glutamate and the white beancurd sheets, the dish makes people very appetitive.

Food in Ciqikou - Peanuts with Spicy Salt

Peanuts with Spicy Salt is the last treasure of Ciqikou. Both of its ingredients and making are very special. The peanuts are selected "Suining peanuts" which have three seeds. With the condiments of pepper, star anise, Chinese cinnamon and so on, the peanuts are boiled in the unique soybean sauce and are dried in the sunlight and then dried on the heated brick bed. Made in such a special way, the peanuts taste delicious but not greasy, bring you a different flavor.

Food in Ciqikou - Fried Dough Twists

The Fried Dough Twists is one specialty of Ciqikou. Many shops make and sell the Fried Dough Twists, and the most famous and delicious are made by Chen Changyin. His Fried Dough Twists are tasty and crisp with unique flavors. They are made from high-qualified wheat flour, sesame seeds, crystal candy, peanut oil, eggs and rice flour etc. There are four flavors: sweet Fried Dough Twists, spiced salty Fried Dough Twists, spicy hot Fried Dough Twists and Fried Dough Twists with honey. All the twists are very popular among the local people and the visitors.

Food in Ciqikou - Ciba

Ciba in Ciqikou is a kind of sticky rice cakes. Unlike the common Ciba, it is made by hand. It is mainly made from sticky rice and sprinkled with peanut or bean flour and brown sugar on the surface, and then fried in oil. It tastes soft, sweet and smooth. Visitors can watch the process of making Ciba. Besides, you can also hit the glutinous rice dough by yourself, experiencing the joy of making Caba.