Stewed Jiangtuan Fish

The Jiangtuan fish has tender meat and few fish bones and it tastes very fresh when it is stewed with mushroom, ham and yulan slices. Because they live in the rivers of Leshan, Leshan Stewed Jiangtuan Fish has a great reputation and welcomed in Sichuan Cuisine.

Qiaojiao Beef: Qiaojiao(risng legs) beef

It is a well-known local snack of Leshan, it's called but is made from the internal organ of a bull. It is said that diners feel so excited after tasting the beef that they can not help rising their legs, so they cook the internal organs of bulls with soup, and eat them standing.

Dongpo Ink Fish

The Dongpo Ink Fish lives in the Minjiang River at the foot of Leshan Giant Buddha. It is said that the fish is dyed with the ink of the poet Su Dongpo (1037-1101) who studied in the Dongpo Reading Building at the Dafo Temple (Lingyun Temple). When cooked, the outer fish skin is crisp and the meat is tender.

Bang-Bang (stick) Chicken

This is one of the most popular dishes and made with cold chicken (breast or leg) shreds topped with a spicy sauce. The chicken meat has to be percussed with a stick when cooking, so it gets the name! It tastes delicious! It is offered by most of restaurants in Leshan attracting hundreds of thousands of diners.

Steamed Pearl Fish

This dish looks like a pearl; its color is pure white and the taste is delicious. It is a dish that was originally created by the dietetic industry of the Downtown District of Leshan City. During the preparation, fish bones and sin are removed first. The pure meat and fat lining are smashed into pieces and put onto a plate in the original form of the fish. The fish soup is made up with vegetable oil, egg white, bean flour, water and so on. The shell is removed from the boiled goose egg and the egg is cut into two pieces and placed in round balls on the fish. After this, the dish is put into a steam box for braising. Features of this dish are that the form is the same as a bright pearl, the color is white, the fish is fresh and tender and the taste is light. The dish is light in taste but the flavor stands out in taste tests.

Pearl Dumpling

The Pearl Dumpling is as white as a pearl. It is a famous Leshan snack. When eaten, it is paired with cabbage from Mountain Emei. This dish contains cooked glutinous rice, which is pleasing and has a distinctive flavor. During the preparation, the sticky rice is prepared first and washed clean. The rice is soaked for two days and becomes swollen after absorbing water, then 250 grams of the rice are loaded into a bowl, of which half is dyed red with a little edible red food color, while the remaining half is milled into rice flour. Edible fungus is wrapped inside the dumpling as stuffing, and the dumpling is twisted to the shape of a pagoda. On the top of the pearl dumpling the swollen, white, sticky rice is attached, and a sweet taste comes from the red sticky rice inside. After this, the dumpling is placed in a steam box for steaming, and then the pearl dumpling is ready. When it is eaten, the cabbages need to be served with it. Features of this dish are that it is white, brilliant, and fragrant, as well as being sweet and delicious.

The main restaurants

Pattaya Western Food Restaurant
Recommended dish: beefsteak, fruit wine, cost-free lemonade
Address: at No.10 building on Mishuiyuan Walking Street, Leshan City

Zhongshi Lao Xiba Bean Curd Restaurant
Recommended dish: Xiba Bean Curd, Sichuan Cuisine
Address: at Jiahui Mansion in Xiaogongzui area in Leshan City Center 

Wanghaoer Fishing Harbor
Recommended dish: Fish Hotpot
Address: at Wanghaoer Harbor in the middle section of Bingjiang Road, Shizhong District, Leshan City

Jiuding Hotel Restaurant
Recommended dish: Sichuan Cuisine, Bean Curd dinner, local snack
Address: at No.1 at Wuyouba Diaoyutai in Leshan City

Han Mei Wei (Korean Dainty)
Recommended dish: Korean traditional kimchi, stir-fry rice cake, pork belly
Address: Wenxinyuan of Wanren Residential Community, Shizhong District, Leshan City

Wanglaoba Restaurant
Recommended dish: Sichuan Cuisine, rare mountain food
Address: at No.108 first street of Niuhua Town, Leshan City

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