As the provincial capital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu offers authentic Sichuan cuisine. Sichuanese cuisine is the most famous among China's four major styles of cooking and features delicious spiciness, unique numbing and aromatic flavors.
If one were to talk about Sichuanese food, many people, even foreigners would be familiar with many of the dishes' names like double cooked pork slices, Mapo Tofu (Mapo beancurd), Boiled beef and Fish flavored fried pork-slices.
Don't make the mistake that only star-rated restaurants offer the best dishes there are to be had, many ordinary or small restaurants provide tasty Sichuan cuisine. Not only are these locations less expensive, but they also are a delightful variety of snacks.