There are so many living beings in this world, with thousands of faces. Everyone has their own personality. Each land and soil support another person. Therefore, each region and every city also have its own unique temperament. Green vegetables and radishes each have its own preferences, and everyone has their own preferences and likes places that match their own aura. I am a Buddhist foodie who is greedy for the new and nostalgic. One weekend in late spring, I suddenly began to miss the food in Chengdu and the urban atmosphere of Bashi, so I left alone and went on a short weekend Buddhist trip.

Living in a B & B in an apartment building, walking around the streets of Chengdu, riding a shared bicycle to the city, visiting parks and universities, and drinking a large bowl of tea... as if I were a full Chengdu native. Of course, the most important thing is to not forget the original intention and eat all kinds of authentic food.
Okay, okay, without further ado, let's go and unlock the various postures of "shopping and eating" in Chengdu.

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Delicious food on Zhiming Road 1: Fisherman's fish baby

It's so convenient to get off the plane and take the subway directly to the airport with your luggage! Most of my favorite delicacies are concentrated on this inconspicuous road to the people.
I was originally coming for the Chengdu customers who made me unable to stop last time, but I was attracted by the aroma of lemon sour soup coming from a nearby store. The Buddhist woman did whatever she wanted, and immediately turned around and walked in.

The decoration of the store is full of simple and market-like flavor. The aroma of fish soup rises from each table, making me even more hungry, so I quickly order.
There are three flavors in the selection of the bottom of the fish pot. The first is the classic red soup pot that can be seen everywhere in Chengdu. The other spicy pot bottom is called the ancient pickled cabbage pot, which reminds me of the practice of pickled cabbage fish. The aroma that attracts my appetite comes from the lemon pepper ginger pot. The only non-spicy pot is a very bright lemon yellow. There are lemon slices and pineapple in the soup base, which makes it appetizing. Drinking the sweet and sour soup makes the fingers move. It is no exaggeration to say that you can eat three big bowls of rice alone.

The method of eating is also very special. Scalch the fish on pebbles heated red at 300 degrees. Select the fish first. The fish are killed right now. After the selected fish is sliced into fillets in the kitchen, it is poured on the hot pebbles, and the aroma of the fish comes out.
The fish is quickly scalded in a short period of time, retaining the tender and juicy taste of the fish. Then the sweet and sour soup completely set off the tenderness of the fish and was very delicious.
What's interesting is that when loading the pebbles, the waiter would shout "Fortune has changed", which was very lively and festive.

There are also cold dishes mixed with crucian carp. The fish meat is crispy and tender. The surface of the fish is covered with a layer of chopped green and red peppers. The fish meat is magically spicy and moderately spicy, and the sweet and sour tomatoes are super appetizing and relieving the heat. Don't miss out on ice powder, too. Add nuts, sesame seeds and chopped hawthorn. It's sour and sweet appetizers and relieves the heat. It's just right with the fresh and fragrant heat of the fish pot.

Sichuan People's Universities and Parks: Sichuan University and Wangjiang Building

After dinner, he left his luggage at the hotel of Xiaoxi, a friend who was here to work on an expatriate basis, and then easily started wandering around Chengdu alone. In the view of the late old writer Wang Zengqi, Chengdu is the quietest and cleanest city he has ever visited. Walking on a wide and flat street makes people feel very relaxed and free. Chengdu people's behavior and speech are full of leisurely. This laid-back seems to be out of touch with the times. I heard that Sichuan University was nearby, so I staggered in.

When Sichuan people mention the highest university, they will definitely think of Sichuan University in their minds. Sichuan University was formed by two mergers of three national key universities: Sichuan University, Chengdu University of Science and Technology, and West China Medical University. It has experienced vicissitudes over the past century.
Today, I walked into the Wangjiang Campus of Sichuan University's headquarters. During the graduation season, I met students taking graduation photos at the door and all over the campus, and I also remembered my youthful times.

Summer lotus has already bloomed all over the pond this season. Green lotus covers green water, and hibiscus covers fresh red."It was an unexpected gain to encounter this pool full of lotus flowers on campus. I can't help but wonder if the couple nestled by the pool are lovers who are about to split up and are reluctant to part?

Stop and go, the quiet campus also has another kind of beauty. Taking a walk on the huge campus like this seems to slow down the time.

After looking at the map, there is Wangjianglou Park nearby, so let's make the next stop! But although it is not far away, it is still a bit of a distance for a lazy person like me to walk. I suddenly saw a shared bicycle. Yeah ~ I quickly rode it and rode it to Wangjianglou Park within a few minutes through the back door.

Like many parks in other cities, Chengdu's Wangjianglou Park is a comprehensive garden that integrates cultural relics with leisure and entertainment. There is a tea house in the park. Unlike Heming Tea House in People's Park, which has many tourists. Most of the tea drinkers here are Chengdu locals.

Don't forget to find an afternoon when you come to Chengdu to have a cup of tea and chat with friends; listen to the birds in the park, drink tea from Wangjiang, and experience the slow life of Bashi in Chengdu.
I was in a daze for a long time. When I entered the main scenic area of Wangjiang Tower, I found that I needed to buy tickets. However, I got off work at 5 o'clock. I saw that Xiao Xiyue's barbecue shop was only two to three kilometers away, so I rode my little yellow cart and continued to ride slowly.

How boring is it to be at night in Chengdu without barbecues? Deqi braised barbecue

Barbecue, this flavor snack, is popular all over the streets and alleys of Chengdu. Don't regret if you can't carry out outdoor barbecues as down-to-earth as the locals. Visit the following barbecue restaurants frequented by locals, so that you can get a feel for life in Chengdu. You said you didn't love the smell of oil smoke? Come, come, Deji Braised Kebabs Oak Forest Store, a kebabs shop without the smell of oil smoke!

Barbecue, this flavor snack, is popular all over the streets and alleys of Chengdu. You said you didn't love the smell of oil smoke? Come, come, Deji Braised Kebabs Oak Forest Store, a kebabs shop without the smell of oil smoke. The decoration style of the store is a bit like Xiaoqing Bar. Various types of beer are placed on the bar, which is very suitable for meeting a few friends. Come together, beer goes with kebabs, which is a perfect match! This Internet celebrity rotisserie often has to queue up when it comes to meal. Fortunately, I arrived early.
Why is it called braised meat? It is said that the cook hangs various kebabs around the inside of the vat, then covers the lid, and uses the temperature of the charcoal fire at the bottom of the pot to stew the kebabs inside the vat until cooked. Don't underestimate this braising process. The control of heat and time is very important. If you have less, you will not be cooked, and if you have more, the meat will be stale. No wonder so many people choose to eat here.

Must-order: Black pepper beef belly pork, black pepper beef brain, pork belly, roasted prawns, chicken wings, palm treasures, roasted steamed buns, French lamb chops, mutton kebabs, baked potato chips
Amway black pepper beef belly strips, beef belly strips are high-quality beef from Xinjiang, which is part of the milk. When raw, the fat and bright red beef form beautiful snowflake lines; after roasting, it is charred and attractive. The black pepper tastes just right. It's not burnt, but it's a different flavor with the dipping.

Zizi sheep chops traveled across the ocean and came from new Zealand. They did not have the smell of sheep mutton as I imagined, but they were full of the aroma of milk. The thin skin is roasted at high temperature, and the tender gravy is quickly locked up. It tastes burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. The large pieces are juicy. You can truly experience the pleasure of "eating" and also have a special sense of releasing pressure. pleasure. Or you can ask them to help cut it into small pieces.

The pork belly is mixed with fat and lean, and it is delicious with sour plum sauce. Palm treasure and baked potato chips are cooked just right. There are also steamed buns sprinkled with sesame seeds. After roasting, they look yellow and crisp and delicious. The roasted cucumber exudes a fragrant fragrance. When I eat it in my mouth, it is sweet and delicious, and I can't stop it.
There are several dips and dry dishes here, which are suitable for sea pepper noodles in the north and south. Plum sauce dipped in pork, soybean sauce, hot and sour sauce dipped in vegetables... complement each other, and your favorite ingredients can be continued indefinitely.
What's interesting is that I ran into several netizens who also came to Chengdu to eat, so we made an appointment to eat tomorrow.

Super down-to-earth B & B

After dinner, I went to Xiaoxi's to pick up my luggage and then went to the B & B I booked. Since you want to be down-to-earth, of course, you need to stay in a B & B while living in Chengdu. This time, I booked a Japanese-style B & B that I love. The B & B is located near the Kuanzhai Alley, just in the apartment building. Walking in the corridor, I can vaguely hear the sound of mahjong in the next room. Opening the door was instantly stunning, better than the picture!

The loft design on the upper and lower floors is minimalist, bringing a bit of literary and artistic freshness. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the five organs. On the first floor is an open vanity in the living room and bathroom. On the second floor is a tatami table, and next to it is a projector that allows you to order movies. Of course, the details here are also very nice.

Ideally, if I had a place that was entirely my own, it would look like this! So I slept until I woke up naturally the next day, so I didn't want to go anywhere, so I stayed in the B & B drinking tea, reading, and listening to music.

The only regret is that I forgot to bring a tripod when I was traveling alone, and I wasted a beautiful house that lacked photographers!

If you don't have much to go shopping, just stroll around the wide and narrow alleys

Go out and ride a small yellow cart through two intersections and you will reach the wide and narrow alleys. Wide alleys and narrow alleys are the epitome of the past of Chengdu, an ancient and young city, and a symbol deep in memory. It is like two fat and thin brothers standing side by side in the Laocheng District, ignoring the bustling tourists coming and going, and just chatting leisurely. A long-lost scene of citizenized life in the Laocheng District emerged one by one.

Speaking of tradition, because the wide and narrow alleys condense the essence of the traditional culture of the Bashu region, Sichuan embroidery, pepper shop, wine shop, and silver jewelry shop highlight folk customs, and you can also see Sichuan opera rebuttals, cover bowls of fragrant tea, face changing, and calligraphy.

Speaking of youth, the wide and narrow alleys are so lively, merchants are gathered, and the cultural atmosphere is strong. High-end clubs and mansions catering are on par with the Xialiba people's "Three Cannons" and "Hot and Sour Noodles" snacks. Western-style bars and Sichuan cuisine restaurants have welcomed waves of foreign celebrities and local diners, becoming the cultural business cards of this place.
Almost all Chengdu's commercial culture and market consumption are spliced and mixed here to stage a big focus on Chengdu's folk customs.

Perhaps what makes the wide and narrow alleys more famous is Chengdu's leisure culture and slow life. You can make a pot of tea in a teahouse and drink it slowly, or you can lie comfortably on a roadside lounge chair and let the old master pick out his ears. Of course, you can also do nothing and just walk slowly. Although there are many tourists, there are no people who rush here.
The local atmosphere of Kuanzhai Alley is the local atmosphere passed down by Bashu culture for thousands of years, and it is also the foundation of Chengdu, the most livable city in China.

Tai Koo Li Jiyu: An attacking Thai hot pot

After walking around the wide and narrow alleys, I thought of where I was going to eat next, and my saliva was already there. Yes, one of the biggest things that attracted me, a foodie, to Chengdu this time is it. This Internet celebrity Thai seafood hot pot restaurant opened in Taikoi is a must-check in the NO1 fishing market when you come to Chengdu. Are you surprised that it is not the classic Chengdu old hot pot that attracts you, but why can this Thai hot pot make a world full of Chengdu old hot pot?
First of all, the spicy taste of the authentic Thai flavor and hot and sour Thai flavor matches the taste of Chengdu people; secondly, the ingredients in this store are fresh and the taste is particularly good; of course, the restaurant environment and location are also very good. How can you not be popular when you have good looks, creativity, and reputation?

While waiting, you can have some desserts and snacks first. The desserts and snacks here can be eaten as you please, but you must be careful not to accidentally feed them first. You must know that the big meal is still to come!
Fortunately, the food was served quickly. The signature tom yum soup base was served quickly, and there was also an exquisite and full-sized seafood platter. The seafood from Jiyu was all airlifted from Thailand, fresh, authentic and unique. The fat oysters and scallops are all big, and the still moving abalone can't wait to prove its freshness and vitality, and the diners 'gluttonous hearts are quickly ignited.

The cream-white pot of carp soup rippled slightly. When citronella was put into the pot, it immediately added color and fragrance to the carp soup from the perspective of vision and smell. The two ingredients were put into the pot in turn and watched the various spices rolling in the orange and coconut soup at the bottom of the Thai pot. As well as the melting of the secret tom yum, and the finishing of fresh coconut juice, a feast began to boil from one pot.

This pot bottom has seven flavors of dipping plates. No matter how you choose, there will always be one that will match the flavor. Sweet and spicy, strong, mellow, dry, characteristic, spicy and refreshing, unlocking and matching create different Thai styles. Eat a hot pot meal into thousands of customs and exhaust all your imagination about Thai hot pot.

What is worth mentioning is the service of Jiyu. Each table has enthusiastic and professional waiters who strictly calculate the time for the ingredients to be put into the pot. The few seconds are just a few seconds to ensure that every bite the customer takes is the most wonderful experience for the taste buds. There is also a professional shrimp peeling service, and I was shocked to see a whole plate of complete shrimp shells.

There are also a variety of high-value drinks and fruits. For example, this model is even imitation of Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle. It is really stylish! There is also the popular coconut cup that is now not only beautiful, but also has a particularly harmonious and delicious taste with various desserts and fruits.

Because the various dishes were so beautiful, we ate this meal while taking pictures and ate leisurely for two or three hours. Therefore, Jiyu's popularity is no accident. In addition to taste and service, high-value dishes and Ins-style dining environment have become Chengdu's Internet celebrity check-in landmarks.

The collision of fashion and antiquity: Tai Koo Li and Daci Temple

In the afternoon when you are full and drunk, of course, you must efficiently digest digestion. You will be on Chunxi Road and Taikoli in the Ocean when you go out. The Chengdu International Financial Center, which stands on Chunxi Road, is a new place for online celebrities in Chengdu in recent years. The giant panda lying on the roof of the building makes everyone who comes here can't help but take a photo with him. The roof of the building is also a sacred place for photos.

Taikoo Li Shopping Mall is unique in this busy area. The unique tone of combining tradition and fashion represents the highest point of Chengdu's fashion trend. Whether it is inside or outside, it is decent and unique. I can't imagine that Donggangshi Street was still a dilapidated, low-rise tiled house in 1999, but now it brings together a series of international first-line luxury brands, trendy clothing brands, and Michelin-starred restaurants, becoming the most prosperous neighborhood in Chengdu. The open, low-density layout allows tourists to always have a calm mind despite the heavy encirclement of fashion and food.

Daci Temple, a thousand-year-old temple located in the heart of Taikoo Li, has its unique historical and cultural charm that complements the prosperity of Taikoo Li. Daci Temple was built in the Wei and Jin Dynasties and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It has a long history and profound culture, and has a large number of eminent monks. Across thousands of years, today's Daci Temple is still full of incense.
There is also a tea house inside. While listening to the Sanskrit sound curling and drinking tea, I feel very calm.

The last time I came to Daci Temple was the season when ginkgo trees fell and the courtyard was full of gold. This spring is the season when hydrangea flowers bloom, and the hydrangea flower exhibition in Daci Temple fills the courtyard with fragrance. Sure enough, even the temple has been advancing with the times.

Cuisine on Zhimin Road 2: Chengdu must-eat Chengdu eaters

Super Internet celebrity Chengdu eater in the eyes of foodies. I remember the last time I came to Chengdu, I was too immature and didn't know the status of Chengdu diners in the food industry in Chengdu. I was surprised by the people lining up as soon as I arrived at the door of the store! It seems that as long as it tastes good, customers don't care how long it takes to get it. Now that I have experience, I came early. It was still a familiar environment when you walked in. The store was full of "scenery" because Chengdu's famous attractions were painted on the wall.

The positioning of Chengdu's diners 'recipes should be the snack route of innovative Sichuan cuisine mixed with Jianghu cuisine. Each dish is quite gimmick to serve, and the names of the dishes are also very interesting, such as the ruthless frog, the naked tuotuo shrimp, and the treasures in the palm are very fragrant. When you come here to eat, you must not miss these three creative signs: you will definitely be amazed after eating them!
Streaking Tuotuo shrimp is a must-have every time you come here. When you eat shrimp here, the shrimp line has been removed and the shell has been peeled. It is simply a must-have method for lazy people to eat shrimp. The shrimp meat is very tight and has a Q-bullet, which is really worry-free!
The unheartless frog looks very beautiful when it is packed in a plate shaped like a red wine bottle. Bullfrogs are fresh and spicy, making them very suitable for making appetizers.

Serve a bird's nest, which is Nestle's favorite. The shape is absolutely cute and it tastes crunchy. This bird's nest was so realistic that I couldn't help but study it for a long time. Dead branches were planted in the flower pot and a yellow vermicelli nest was placed on it. The dried meat inside was spicy and fragrant, and the quail eggs in the bird's nest tasted very delicious. This creative score is full.
There are also special grilled fish slices. This ship-like container is very special. The thick layer of chili peppers is not too spicy. The fish inside are strung into strings, which is easy to eat, and the fish is very elastic and fresh.
Baked fresh abalone on paper. After opening the paper on the outside, I saw instant noodles cooked with abalone and various side dishes wrapped inside. Abalone retains its umami flavor and is not particularly spicy; instant noodles absorb the sweetness of abalone and loofah, with a little spicy.

The other dishes are also very good. When I was a child, sweet and sour chops were a good helper for relieving spicy food. There is also a very spicy pickled cabbage soup. The unsurprising soup is really delicious.
As well as guests 'rice: Tianchang, bacon, green beans, potatoes... It looks simple, the quality of the rice is extremely high, and the grains are full and bright! I can't wait to drink this bowl of rice!
After eating, we were still hungry again and began to think that we must try other dishes here next time we come to Chengdu. There must be something more fun!

After dinner, I wanted to go to the nearby bar at Jiuyanqiao. On the way there, I looked up and saw a foot bath shop. After a day of trouble, I walked straight into it. Haha, I ended up sitting comfortably inside and making a complete foot bath while watching TV. After finishing it, I felt full of blood and came back to life. I thought that I would leave Chengdu again tomorrow. Although I wasn't very hungry, I thought of the delicious spicy hot soup they had on Zhimin Road last time, so the foodies decided to continue with the second meal tonight!

Zhimin Road Cuisine 3: When I was a child, I felt like spicy soup beside the roadside

The word "childhood" seems to have some magic power. The more people grow up, the more they miss the past. What they miss is the bowl of malatang on the way home from school, sitting on the roadside with a backpack full of books on their back, feeling numb and spicy, and I still remember it even when I think about it. On the roadside, this is the feeling of nostalgia. Although it is a small string, it has a big dream. It takes the flavor of Chengdu in the 1980s and uses the time of a spicy hot meal to search for memories of the times thirty years ago.

If you don't believe it, you walk in through the heavy crowd and see retro decorations from the 1980s. There are blue tables and chairs, waiters in red clothes, green mailboxes, front desk with posters of Hong Kong stars, and paintings full of childhood flavor. The walls, as well as the small snack shops that can be bought for only a few cents in those years, everything is so nostalgic. While eating, we thought of the past, and our hearts returned to our childhood with the spicy soup on the roadside.

There are two types of pot bottom, one is the classic spicy hot pot bottom. Another traditional butter pot bottom has a stronger spicy taste. The ingredients here are selected and distributed in a unified manner. They are fresh and have a wide variety of varieties. Not only are there nearly a hundred kinds of meat and vegetables skewers, but there are also many choices such as maocai and small dishes. Just looking at these ingredients makes people dazzled. You have difficulty in choosing, so you might as well take some of them! I slowly picked up a dustpan. The dustpan was exactly the same as the one my grandfather made when he was a child. It was simple and simple.

The chewy beef ingredients are fresh, tender and refreshing. The treasure in the palm is a perfect fusion of soft and crispy tastes. The duck's feet are very chewy and stuffed into the mouth while it is hot and spicy. The duck's feet are panting hot in the mouth, but they still can't help but put them into his mouth one after another and shout satisfaction.
The color maocai series is also very authentic, and maowao flowers are a must-order. Rabbit kidney, clams, white leaves, small potatoes, every specialty dish here is dipped in red spicy oil, then rinsed into a boiling red oil pan, and finally picked up and placed on a plate covered with chili noodles. It's so spicy that it's almost hot. It's steaming hot. However, this way you won't forget to order a bowl of jelly. There was a jelly-like lump in the nostalgic enamel bowl, sweet and refreshing, and my mood suddenly felt like I secretly ate sugar when I was a child.

This Buddhist capital trip ended with a two-day five-meal and a Buddhist riding. As the saying goes,"You can't go to Sichuan when you are young, and you can't go to Sichuan when you are old."
Putting aside all external factors and asking me to choose a city to settle and live, Chengdu is the best choice. For nothing else, I simply like this kind of slow, leisurely, arbitrary pace and attitude of life. After all, life is short, and carpe diem is important.

This time I came to Chengdu and started a comfortable journey close to life in Chengdu. The collision of mahjong, the crisp sound of the lid of the bowl and cup touching, the grunt of the hot pot after boiling... Concerted together, they compose a strong symphony of life in Chengdu City, which attracts people to stop and listen. Chengdu attracted me here with its own unique charm, and even made it impossible for me to leave without mercy. I could only come and come again.