Zhouli Sadness Cold Noodles

Zhouli Sadness Cold Noodles

　　Zhouli Sadness Cold Noodles is a famous local snack from Zhouli Town, Anyue County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province. This dish incorporates the unique numbing, spicy, fragrant, and crispy characteristics of Sichuan cuisine, making it even more flavorful and spicy.

　　Zhouli Sadness Cold Noodles is a popular local specialty from Zhouli Town, Anyue County, Sichuan Province. It originated in the Qing Dynasty and has a long history. In the early 20th century, Zhouli chef Wen Jiangyuan, while preserving the traditional flavor of yellow cold noodles, focused on developing a unique seasoning recipe that further highlighted the numbing, spicy, fragrant, and crispy traits of Sichuan cuisine, making the dish even more deliciously spicy. Since then, it has become the widely known “Sadness Cold Noodles.” Buv

　　The main ingredient of Zhouli Sadness Cold Noodles is peas, meticulously handmade. It is rich in nutrition, has a pure taste, a soft yet crispy texture, and contains no chemical additives. Buv

　　There are three reasons why Zhouli Sadness Cold Noodles is called “sadness”:

　　First, the craftsmanship is delicate and labor-intensive; second, the seasoning emphasizes numbing, spiciness, pungency, and aroma, often making diners shed tears while still craving more; third, due to its handmade production, the yield is low, and visitors traveling specifically to Zhouli to buy it often return empty-handed, inevitably feeling a bit disheartened.

　　For over a hundred years, “Zhouli Sadness Cold Noodles” have become not only a beloved banquet dish for locals and nearby residents but also an essential snack for people to share with family and friends when visiting others, sometimes even taken on airplanes to various parts of the country and abroad.

　　Currently, “Zhouli Sadness Cold Noodles” has been recognized as an “Anyue County Famous Dish” and a “Ziyang City Famous Snack,” and has applied for national patents and trademark registration, becoming a nominated brand under the “China Time-Honored Brand” title. Buv