Chongqing Food

Chongqing food covers the dishes, snacks, noodles, ingredients and eating traditions associated with Chongqing Municipality. Two well-known entry points are Chongqing hot pot and Chongqing noodles. Food traditions across Chongqing also connect with the wider Ba-Shu and Sichuan culinary region: the national heritage record for Sichuan cooking identifies both present-day Sichuan and Chongqing as its core area.

Chongqing hot pot

Chongqing hot pot is a defining local food tradition and a subject of local heritage documentation. The Chongqing Local Chronicles Office describes hot pot as a representative food of the city and records its municipal intangible-heritage listing. Claims about a single inventor or precise origin date should be included only when historical evidence supports them; popular origin stories should be labeled as such.

Chongqing noodles

Chongqing noodles (重庆小面) are another everyday food tradition associated with the municipality. The Chongqing Local Chronicles Office discusses Chongqing noodles as a widely enjoyed local staple. Styles, toppings and seasoning vary among individual bowls and vendors.

Food by district and area

Chongqing’s districts have their own food identities. Wanzhou Food is a district-level example associated with Wanzhou grilled fish, gege and local noodles. Other district or town pages should be added when sources support a similarly distinct food record.

Relationship to Sichuan food

Chongqing has its own municipality page in the Chinese Food Map. Its culinary history also overlaps with Sichuan cooking; the national heritage record for Sichuan cooking explicitly includes Chongqing in the tradition’s present-day core area. This wiki links Chongqing and Sichuan food pages rather than treating them as mutually exclusive categories.

Related pages

• Chinese Food Map
• Sichuan Food
• Wanzhou Food
• Chong Qing Hot Pot
• Chongqing Noodles