dim sum

Chengdu isn't all about spicy food. All kinds of traditional dim sum also have a place in Chengdu, without the "sweet teeth" of Shanghai dim sum, and there are not many types of Cantonese tea snacks, but the taste of the dim sum raw materials itself is highlighted, and the fragrance is not sweet.

Peanut crisp

Peanut crisp is a kind of halva, as a traditional Chinese dim sum, peanut crisp with different processes has been circulated throughout the country, and different flavors and brands have also been formed.

In the early years, peanut cakes in Kawauchi were often sold along the streets, but later they were gradually made by confectionery shops, each with its own taste, and most of the customers were residents living nearby. The raw materials of peanut crisp are not complicated, the main raw material is peanuts, with sugar, vegetable oil and salt, fried, pressed, cut, and some peanut crisps will also add sesame seeds.

Chengdu's peanut crisp recommends the Huang Lao Wu brand, which is the most respected in the industry for its production skills and products that are loved by customers. Huang Lao Wu peanut crisp is rich in flavor, in addition to the original flavor, there are different flavors such as salt and pepper flavor, green onion flavor, sesame flavor, rose flavor, etc., and the fragrance of peanut crisp is greater than sweetness, the taste is sweet but not greasy, and the peanut crisp is slag. For first-time buyers, it is recommended to buy the original peanut crisp, which is the most recognized by the locals.

 

Where to buy: major supermarkets, souvenir stores

Silk sugar

Silk candy is a kind of snack made from sweet potatoes. Sichuan calls sweet potatoes as red potatoes, so the silk candy is actually made by shredding and frying sweet potatoes, adding maltose and other ingredients and then pressing.

Most of the silk candy on the market in Sichuan is produced in Meishan City, which is characterized by fine and crisp silk, and peanuts will be added to some silk to increase the taste of silk sugar. Silk sugar retains the taste of sweet potatoes themselves, and has the sweetness of maltose, which is crispy and delicious. Different brands of silk candy have different tastes, and some of them also have tooth sticking, and the sweetness of silk candy is heavier, compared with snacks such as peanut crisp, silk candy is sweeter.

When purchasing, it is recommended that the brands of Meishan Dongpo Garden Silk Candy and Sanmazi Silk Candy are sold in major supermarkets and can also be purchased through major e-commerce. Compared with freshly made silk candy, Dongpoyuan silk candy and Sanmazi silk candy have a long storage time, which can ensure the crispiness of silk candy, while freshly made silk candy needs to be bought and eaten immediately, and the storage time is up to one week.

 

Where to buy: major supermarkets, souvenir stores

Rice candy

In addition to Sichuan and Chongqing, rice candy is not common in other parts of the country. Rice candy is mainly made of glutinous rice and white sugar, and the production area is most famous for Chongqing Jiangjin rice candy and Sichuan Leshan Suji rice candy.

Suji rice candy has won the silver medal of the first China Food Expo, the raw materials are simple but the production is fine. The most important process of rice candy is the production of glutinous rice, you need to dry the steamed glutinous rice, add starch syrup to bake with water, and then use lard to fry after the water is dry, at this time 1 grain of rice can rise to 4 grains of rice, and then use saccharin, white sugar and starch syrup to make syrup, pour the prepared rice into the syrup, add sesame or peanuts and other ingredients, and cut into pieces after cooling. The fragrance of rice candy is the rice fragrance of glutinous rice and the oil fragrance of lard. Don't worry about whether lard will cause the dim sum to become greasy, on the contrary, add lard and stir-fry glutinous rice crispy, sweet but not greasy.

There are not many brands of Suji rice candy, mainly Zhang Jiwu Suji rice candy and Leshan Guanghong Food Co., Ltd.'s Suji rice candy. Most of the locals buy Zhangjiwu Suji rice candy, which has a slightly lower sweetness, a strong sesame fragrance, and a popular taste.

 

Where to buy: major supermarkets