Chengdu A practical shortlist of 20 dishes, snacks and drinks to recognize before ordering in Chengdu.
20 dishes
Recipes, spice, offal and fish-bone handling vary. Fine bones may remain even when a dish is usually low-bone. Show the Chinese phrase and confirm allergies or dietary restrictions before ordering.
20 Category All Main dishes Staples & noodles Snacks Sweets & drinks
Spice All Not spicy Mild Medium Hot Varies
Main ingredients All Pork Beef & lamb Poultry Seafood Egg & dairy
Food concerns All Avoid organ meats Low/no-bone fish
Dietary needs All Usually no pork Vegetarian possible
Main dishes · Mapo tofu Mapo tofu 麻婆豆腐 20–45 ¥ Staples & noodles · Dan dan noodles Dan dan noodles 担担面 8–20 ¥ Staples & noodles · Red-oil wontons Red-oil wontons 红油抄手 12–28 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Zhong dumplings Zhong dumplings 钟水饺 10–25 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Sweet-water noodles Sweet-water noodles 甜水面 8–18 ¥ Main dishes · Bobo chicken Bobo chicken 钵钵鸡 15–40 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Kung Pao chicken Kung Pao chicken 宫保鸡丁 25–55 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Couple's sliced beef Couple's sliced beef 夫妻肺片 25–55 ¥ Contains organ meats Main dishes · Sichuan boiled fish Sichuan boiled fish 水煮鱼 35–80 ¥ Organ meats: ask May have fine bones Main dishes · Fish-fragrant eggplant Fish-fragrant eggplant 鱼香茄子 18–40 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Lai glutinous rice balls Lai glutinous rice balls 赖汤圆 6–16 ¥ Staples & noodles · Clear soup wontons Clear soup wontons 清汤抄手 12–28 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Sichuan hotpot Sichuan hotpot 四川火锅 60–140 ¥ May contain organ meats Staples & noodles · Sichuan cold noodles Sichuan cold noodles 四川凉面 8–18 ¥ Main dishes · Cumin beef Cumin beef 孜然牛肉 25–55 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Tian shui mian Tian shui mian 甜水面 8–18 ¥ Staples & noodles · Sichuan zhajiang noodles Sichuan zhajiang noodles 川味炸酱面 10–25 ¥ Organ meats: ask Snacks · Egg baked cake Egg baked cake 蛋烘糕 5–15 ¥ Sweets & drinks · San da pao San da pao 三大炮 5–12 ¥ Snacks · Ye'erba rice cake Ye'erba rice cake 叶儿粑 6–18 ¥ 