1, Mala Tang is a local specialty snack originated in Sichuan, Chongqing is called Mala Tang, and Sichuan is called maocai. It is the most distinctive food culture in Sichuan and Chongqing, which can best represent "Sichuan style".
Mala Tang originated in Niuhua Town, Leshan City, Sichuan Province by the Minjiang River. Initially, boatmen and trackers created a simple and unique way to eat mala Tang. In the Chuanjiang River valley from Chengdu to the Three Gorges, due to the rapid flow of water, the traveler has become an indispensable landscape.
They set up stones and clay pots by the river, picked up some branches to make a fire and scooped up several spoonfuls of river water. Everything is made of local materials. If there are vegetables, they will pull out some wild vegetables to make up the number, and then add seasonings such as sea pepper and pepper to rinse and eat, which can satisfy their appetite and drive away the cold and dampness.