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Ingredients cooking in a bubbling red Chongqing hot pot
WFan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chongqing xiaomian with red chili oil and greens
瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Crisp laziji chicken among dried chilies and Sichuan pepper
Suginami · CC0 1.0
Chongqing hot and sour sweet-potato noodles with toppings
Jpatokal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Classic food city · Chongqing

Chongqing

Beef tallow bubbles and Sichuan pepper wakes the senses; this mountain city never whispers.

Chongqing builds its food on numbing heat, but hot pot is only the beginning. Noodles, river dishes, and street snacks all lead with aroma. Sichuan pepper, chilies, and beef tallow keep flavors vivid across the city's steep streets.

Numbing intensity Rich beef tallow Streetwise spirit
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What to eat in Chongqing

  1. Ingredients cooking in a bubbling red Chongqing hot pot
    WFan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Chongqing Hot Pot

    A rich beef-tallow broth for quick-cooking tripe, duck intestine, and vegetables.

  2. Chongqing xiaomian with red chili oil and greens
    瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Chongqing Xiaomian

    Noodles layered with chili oil, Sichuan pepper, preserved greens, and peanuts.

  3. Crisp laziji chicken among dried chilies and Sichuan pepper
    Suginami · CC0 1.0
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    Chili Chicken

    Crisp morsels of chicken hidden among a fragrant heap of dried chilies.

  4. Chongqing hot and sour sweet-potato noodles with toppings
    Jpatokal · CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Hot and Sour Noodles

    Chewy sweet-potato noodles with vinegar, chili, soybeans, and pickled mustard.

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Eat like a local

Start hot pot at a moderate heat level; garlic and sesame oil in the dipping bowl help soften the burn.

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