Chongqing Market Food: Spicy Numb Chicken and 30+ Street Snacks

Channel: Yun's Food Adventure Published: July 15, 2026 Duration: 1:21:44 Views: 323.1K

What this video shows

This is a long walk through a street food market in Chongqing Wangjiabao, filmed by a creator who goes by Yun and describes her channel as a record of daily life and flavors in China. The market operates on a rotating schedule tied to dates ending in three, six, and nine, so it does not run every day. Over more than an hour, the camera moves stall to stall as vendors prepare snacks on the spot: cold chicken feet sold by weight, crispy aromatic duck, stir-fried pork intestines, fried pork, chicken skewers, triangle rice cakes, potato chips, glutinous rice balls in syrup, shredded potato pancakes, roast rabbit, wontons, beef offal rice noodles, stinky tofu, and cured meats. The video ends with sugarcane and popcorn before Yun signs off.

At a glance

LocationChongqing, Wangjiabao market
SettingLarge city street market
What it coversMarket-day street food, cooking methods, and snack stalls
Costs mentionedNone stated in the video; fried chicken skewers are said to cost the same as crispy meat, but no figure is given
Time of dayDaytime market visit, start to finish

What stands out

The market's calendar is the first surprise: trading days fall on the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 23rd, and 26th of each month, a rhythm that shapes when locals shop. Vendors let customers taste before buying, and one chicken feet stall adds soup and vegetables after weighing the order. Several snacks carry regional technique — duck is marinated, steamed, then fried; pork intestines are braised and finished with Sichuan pepper, dried chili, and a red oil the vendor keeps secret; one stall owner says she traveled to Chengdu to learn her sugar-coated rice ball method. Crispy pork turns up both as a snack and as an ingredient for soup and hot pot, and stinky tofu is explained as carrying a white mycelium coating rather than simply being spoiled.

Video transcript

Chongqing Wangjiabao Market days are held on the 3rd, 6th, and 9th of each month For example, No. 3, No. 6, No. 13, No. 16, No. 23, No. 26. The beauty vendor sells various cold chicken feet and some wing tips are given After weighing, add soup and vegetables Customers can taste for free first before deciding whether to buy Crispy Aromatic Duck The duck is marinated, steamed, and then fried Cut into small pieces and fry them Then add various seasonings to the fried duck pieces Stir-fried Pork Intestines The pork tripe is braised Sichuan pepper Minced

garlic and dried tofu The brine of braised pork intestines dried chili segments scallions and onions Secret red oil Crispy Fried Pork Cut pork into small strips and marinate and then coat it with batter and fry it People in Sichuan and Chongqing love crispy pork It can be eaten as a snack but also used to make soup and hot pot Fried chicken skewers fried shredded chicken The price is the same as crispy meat The stall owner makes triangle cakes The rice paste is slightly fermented Brush oil on the triangle mold pour the rice batter into the mold and oil

on the lid to prevent sticking Bake both sides Bake both sides until slightly yellow The triangle cake is soft and delicious with a slight sweetness and slightly sour from fermentation It's very delicious Fried potato chips The potato chips are freshly cut Sprinkle with seasoning powder and mix well There are several flavors Fried Glutinous Rice Balls The raw material is glutinous rice flour The glutinous rice dough slowly puffs up Fry until slightly yellow, then remove Pour out most of the oil in the pot Add brown sugar This step is different from the

previous one The stall owner said she went to Chengdu to learn it Put the fried fruit back into the pot and coat with sugar Take out each fruit after it is fully coated with syrup Sprinkle with cooked white sesame seeds while hot Four in a string They also sell sweet and salty braised pork fresh meat pie The sauce-flavored pancake is being made Poke a few small holes with a rolling pin to prevent the dough from cracking After flipping, brush on the secret sauce sprinkle with white sesame and scallions Spicy Numb Chicken Looks appetizing Roast duck Remove

the lymph from the duck's neck Cut the duck frame into small pieces and fry them Add various seasonings and mix them The vendor is making shredded potato pancakes Salt Add starch to absorb water and increase stickiness Stir well Pour it into the pan and spread it out Press along the edge of the pan Cut it Cut into small pieces and turn over Cold dishes, dried tofu and fish mint can be added to the shredded potato cake Roast chicken Fried dough sticks Hand-Torn Roast Rabbit Tear the roasted rabbit into strips Sprinkle with seasoning powder Mix well and

serve Make rice puffs It's a snack made from glutinous rice flour white sugar Peanuts Melon seeds Pour in fried rice and purple fried rice Hand-pulled Roast Duck Remove the contents of the duck's butt and neck Cut into small pieces Sprinkle with seasoning powder Roujiamo Add chopped green peppers and onions to the braised meat Add to the freshly baked pancake Pour on the broth wonton Add shrimp skins and sesame oil Corn cakes Beef Offal Rice Noodles sauerkraut leeks Braised beef offal Naan The dough is very soft Hot and Numbing Chicken This chicken is

all black Fresh chili powder spicy and numbing dried tofu Various braised dishes braised chicken braised goose Stinky tofu The white on the outside of the tofu is mycelium White wine Salt, pepper powder, chili powder Stir well Various cured meat products sugar cane The stall owner can peel and cut them Houttuynia cordata Popcorn Thanks for watching I'm Yun I record daily life and flavors in China

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