Tongren is located in the eastern Fanjing Mountain area of Guizhou Province. The local cuisine is somewhat salty, but not too spicy, and the snacks are very cheap. There are many flavors and delicacies in Tongren, and now they are introduced as follows:
Songtao Red-Stewed Duck
It is one of the top ten delicacies in Guizhou, and it is also the intangible cultural heritage of Songtao County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province.
Songtao Red-Stewed Duck is taken the old duck of local excellent duck and marinate it in the secret brine for three hours. The braised duck emits a tempting aroma, with delicate and delicious meat. With a sip of it, most people in Tongren would like to have one every now and then to satisfy their cravings.
Tongren Mung bean Noodles
It is one of the favorite foods of the Tongren people, with a cultural history of several hundred years.
Mung bean flour is made by grinding mung bean and rice into soybean milk, and then pouring it into the pot to burn it into bean skin. In this way, the green bean flour is ready, and you will have a good appetite. When eating, blanch the flour until cooked, and then mix it with various ingredients. The flour is delicate and has a refreshing taste.
Jiangkou Rice Tofu
Jiangkou rice tofu is a popular snack for all ages. Although it is called rice tofu, it is actually made from local high-quality sticky rice and has nothing to do with tofu.
Cut the prepared rice tofu into pieces, heat them in boiling water and remove them. Mix with fishy grass and scallions, and then add two spoonfuls of secret chili sauce. The taste completely subverts your imagination, it is soft and chewy, and the more you eat, the more addictive it becomes.
Yanhe glutinous rice stuffed bun
This is a special food of Tongren Tujia nationality. The unique feature of this kind of bun is that it uses glutinous rice flour and sticky Rice noodles as its skin, and the stuffing is mainly pork powder and bean curd granules.
The freshly baked glutinous rice buns are hot and fragrant, with thin skin and large filling, and a soft and glutinous taste.
Tongren Community Rice
Also called Tongren She Meal, Tongren Community Rice is a traditional specialty food of Tongren. The main ingredients are sticky rice and glutinous rice, supplemented by artemisia, wild onions, bacon, dried tofu, peanuts and other side dishes, mixed evenly and steamed in a pot.
The freshly cooked community rice wafts with the fragrance of chrysanthemum and wild onions, with a fresh and delicious color, soft and delicious, and oily but not greasy.
Tongren Tangmayuan
Tangmayuan, also known as the Sugar Glutinous Rice Ball, is a classic street snack in Tongren and a childhood memory for many local people.
Tangmayuan is a snack made from glutinous rice and sesame as raw materials. The syrup boiled with brown sugar is golden and tempting, sprinkled with sesame for a more fragrant taste. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a sweet and sticky texture that is not sticky to the teeth at all.
