Chengdu is rich in tourism resources and is widely liked by domestic tourists. "Chengdu, a city that you don't want to go when you come" illustrates the infinite charm of Chengdu. And Zhao Lei sang "Chengdu", "Chengdu, can't take away, only you!" "It also contains the infinite ruthlessness of Chengdu."
In Chengdu, there is not only a unique history, culture and customs, but also spicy hot pots and unique Chengdu snacks. In fact, in Chengdu, visiting the alleys of the city at night, we can always see many restaurants with cold cup signs.
Foreign tourists look at the words "cold cup" is a bit blindfolded, and do not understand whether this is a direct transliteration of Chinese characters from Sichuan dialect, or whether it has other meanings. Is this something to drink or to eat? Of course, the locals know what is going on, but if you explain it, it becomes "cold cup - that is, eat some cold dishes together, drink some wine and supper".
So what exactly does a cold cup mean? The current cold cup is a kind of street food on the streets of Chengdu, similar to night beer and food stalls, and is a late night snack for the people of Chengdu. Because the food eaten is brine, dried beans, rabbit heads, duck neck, pickled chicken claws, fried snails, fried lobsters and other cold dishes, drinking cold beer, take its dish cold wine cold, called cold cup.
In the eyes of Chengdu people, in the summer evening, bring your family or three or five friends together, cold cup is the best food, and then put the dragon gate array, drink some dam tea, is the most comfortable summer life.
In fact, there is also a saying called cold cup, which originated from the "Sichuan Cuisine Miscellaneous Talk" published in 1990. The book says: "Having wine and no dishes is precisely the habit of Sichuan people to serve a 'cold cup' and eat wine and not vegetables." In the past, ordinary families in Chengdu only ate two meals a day, around 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. At night, if you are hungry, you can only tip (eat a snack).
In the summer, due to the heat, the citizens of that time would set up small tables and low benches in the courtyard dam, and put down dishes such as boiled peanuts, edamame, dried tofu, brine vegetables and bacon, and then order baijiu or home-brewed wine. If the neighbors are chilling together, either greet each other to drink together, or combine their respective drinks and dishes to cool off.
At this time, the host will say "the wine is cold and the dish is light (light does not mean salty, but refers to a saying that the dish is not rich), do not be polite" and other modest words.
In fact, the cold cup is to eat food cold, so it is more appropriate to call it a cold cup. Cold cups do not have to be rich to eat, there are also some in Chengdu called boiled winter melon, boiled pumpkin and other rakes, but must not eat hot dishes. In a word, the cold cup must be eaten simply. Cold cups are like Chengdu people's restaurant tea, which is a leisurely and comfortable way of life for Chengdu people.
Everyone sat together, eating cold cups, posing the dragon gate array, and swinging the things in their hearts, which not only vented the emotions in their hearts, but also relaxed their mood, reflecting the indifferent truth between people, and it was also the embodiment of Chengdu people's leisurely and self-satisfied life.
As an accurate description of Chengdu people's diet, the cold cup also represents the food culture of Chengdu, so when you come to Chengdu, you must try the cold cup together in your leisure time and feel the most suitable life of the people of Chengdu.