Stewed Preserved Pork with Mushrooms

Stewed Preserved Pork with Mushrooms

　　 Stewed Preserved Pork with Mushrooms is a delicacy primarily made with the distinctive preserved pork and Tongjiang mushrooms unique to Bazhong, complemented by locally sourced premium mountain delicacies. After the Lesser Cold solar term each year, locals process the pigs slaughtered for the New Year into chunks, soak them in salt for about a month, then hang them over the hearth to be smoked with cypress branches.

　　This kind of preserved pork is aromatic and delicious, and can be preserved without spoiling for one or two years. Locals also make blood tofu balls by mixing the blood from the slaughtered pigs with tofu and glutinous rice, serving them as a special dish for guests.