Zigong

• *If you do decide to visit, make sure you try all the different types of foods and drinks and definitely don't be afraid to learn some phrases of the local dialect (自贡话).

Zigong food is one of a kind even in Sichuan, due to its rich culture and history. Some dishes found in Zigong are common to the Sichuan area with local variations, and some are unique local recipes.

Various types of Dumpling or Wonton (served with hot oil and pepper paste) called chāo shǒu Sichuan Hot pot, called Chuan Chuan Xiang Twice Cooked Pork Pepper Beef Mapo doufu Diced Rabbit in Hot Pepper Oil Frog Hotpot Fried Eel with Hot Peppers Turtle Soup Duck in a Hot Pepper Oil Tea Infused Duck Sichuan DanDan Mian - spicyChinese noodles Various Types of Tea Babe Toufu (best in Fushun county and countryside) Unique dishes include:

Fried rice-field frog with fresh pepper (very spicy pepper) (This dish is illegal) Rice-field frog chicken soup (only a few family knows how to make this soup) Try the night food market along the roads (Tongxing Lu), and remember best food are cooked at local's home.

If you go you must try all of the street food and small on the side breakfast places at like 5am to truly get the full experience. P.S. the food stalls at night are so much better than in the day.

*Fushun douhua (富顺豆花)：It is a local specialty snack of Fushun County, Zigong City, and the main ingredient is high-quality soybeans. Its flavor is moist, loose and crispy, with a strong aroma. Fushun douhua is a simply processed food among the soybean products consumed in conjunction with tender douhua, douhua seasoning, and rice. *Zigong spicy rabbit (自贡冷吃兔)：Stir-frying method has been improved, the combination of stir-frying and deep-frying in the twenty-four techniques of Sichuan cuisine, and combined with the "collection" of cold dishes, cooking now bright color, crisp and not sheep. *Small fried chicken (小煎鸡)：Small Fried Chicken for Zigong household name of a local specialty dishes, the child chicken do not have to pick the bones, chopped into small pieces, with the bones and meat plus chili and seasonings together with the fried.

• Rice cake (米糕)：It is a classic snack of Zigong, belonging to one of people's favorite breakfast, which is made of glutinous rice soaked up, then rolled out into fine noodles with a stone mill, and fermented by natural fermentation, and finally steamed in a steamer for consumption. Its flavor is natural glutinous rice fragrance, sweet with aftertaste, suitable for both young and old.

Zigong Cellar Liquor (自贡窖酒) Crafted using local water, wheat, and other ingredients, employing traditional brewing techniques.

Zigong Old Cellar Liquor (自贡老窖) A well-known brand of Baijiu (white spirit) from Zigong.

Taxis and buses are available. Buses are the cheapest way to get around and they are a fun way to explore this city. Many routes drive along the riverside.

However, maybe the best way to get around is to go mostly by foot, since you can only really see the beauty of this small city when you enjoy it from the closest point of view with the locals.

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