Chengdu's Famous Snacks: A Taste of the Olden Days

CHENGDU FAMOUS SNACKS SEEKING OLD TASTE

Small trees, grass, 22-24 Chunxi Road West, passers-by may not realize that this was once Chengdu's long-established Yew Wah Restaurant. Demolished in the 1990s for urban renewal, the restaurant disappeared, and the signature dishes of hui-pot pork and kung pao chicken, which Mao Zedong once raved about, failed to emit their scent elsewhere. Now, it's part high-rise and part green space.

Like the fate of the restaurant and its signature dishes, the famous Tan Dou Hua, Bamboo Forest, and Shaocheng Dining are no longer there, replaced by skyscrapers and wide roads. on the morning of July 26, most of them were nowhere to be found, much less the crowded, packed house that was the scene.

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Tan Dou Hua "scattered"

Next Xishuncheng Street 35, which is the late Ming and early Qing dynasties on the opening of the Tan Dou Hua and Bamboo Forest, the base of the small meal. In 1992, the old city renovation, Tan Douhua "scattered", the original site is being built on one of Chengdu's landmark buildings --- Twin Towers. -The Twin Towers. Almost 10 years, the two towers repair stop, still not built.

West Royal Street 103, the door number no longer exists. "Don't underestimate this 103, a lot of the old Chengdu in the field work in previous years, once back, the most want to go to the less city meal. However, the residents here haven't smelled that aroma for a long time." An old man said. In the direction he points, it's the corner of the building at No. 77, Ma Lu and Xiyu Streets. I'm told its pickled brine and roasted vegetables have now moved elsewhere.

On July 13, an old Chengdu man who left Sichuan a few years ago came to the Ziqiao Zhengjie Lai Tangyuan store he frequented back then. To his disappointment, there is only a piece of rubble. With his encounter, many old Sichuan, foreign customers, these two years, to find the original location of the original flavor of Chengdu snacks such as Tan Douhua, Rongleyuan are very difficult.

"No longer protect, Chengdu's traditional snacks may become an endangered species." Chengdu Catering Company, a person said. Although the statement is somewhat biased, but has the old Chinese, Chengdu famous snacks brand most of the Chengdu Catering Company, in recent years, the old disappeared is an indisputable fact. The company **** more than 30 kinds of registered trademarks of Chengdu snacks, of which 23 kinds have been "Chinese old" title. However, in seven or eight years, 15 kinds have disappeared along with its restaurant. "In fact, there are more than that." Chengdu snack city general manager Yu De gave reporters to do the math, Chengdu food company prosperous time **** there are 108 restaurants, a variety of snacks hundreds of kinds. 20 years, most of them do not exist, still in the business of the store number is actually 36.

The collective dilemma of the countryside snacks

These years, the famous snacks suffered embarrassment, not only the Chengdu Catering Company. Some folk, individual, rising famous snacks also because of various reasons into the predicament.

This time, Shu elbow, Chajaguan noodles are busy looking around for facade. Chengdu-Wenqiong Expressway will soon be opened to traffic, next to the big pieces of road, the famous snacks business is slowing down. "The original daily turnover of 20,000 yuan, now every day but 2,000 yuan, and then do not move the nest will only wait for death."

Like Shu elbow, many rural snacks are along the road to make money. Road reconstruction, exit change, parking is not convenient, guests do not want to come, these famous snacks by the road and suddenly some at a loss, can not find the north. And Chongzhou centuries-old snack soup cake previously rumored to be in danger of being lost, the reason is that the recipe is not passed on to the daughter, and the Tang family's only son is far away in the United States to study.