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Admin: Restore a Wanzhou infobox and present grilled-fish technique as a local cooking sequence.

2026-09-25T05:03:28Z

Restore a Wanzhou infobox and present grilled-fish technique as a local cooking sequence.

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	\|keywords=Wanzhou food,Wanzhou grilled fish,Wanzhou gege,Wanzhou noodles,万州美食		\|keywords=Wanzhou food,Wanzhou grilled fish,Wanzhou gege,Wanzhou noodles,万州美食
	\|description=A sourced guide to Wanzhou food in the Three Gorges region, including grilled fish, gege, noodles, local history and cooking technique.		\|description=A sourced guide to Wanzhou food in the Three Gorges region, including grilled fish, gege, noodles, local history and cooking technique.
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			{{Infobox chinese food
			\|width=270px
			\|alternate_name=万州美食
			\|pinyin=Wànzhōu měishí
			\|type=District food tradition
			\|course=Grilled fish, gege and noodles
			\|country=China
			\|region=Wanzhou, Chongqing
			\|other=Three Gorges region; upper Yangtze
	}}		}}

	'''Wanzhou food''' is associated with Wanzhou District in northeastern Chongqing, on the upper Yangtze in the Three Gorges region. The district’s food identity is especially visible in its grilled fish, small-steamer ''gege'', and noodles. Official local food programs also name less widely known dishes and snacks, showing that Wanzhou cuisine is broader than a single restaurant specialty.<ref name="wz-geography">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zjwz/zrdl/202105/t20210519_9300000.html Natural Geography of Wanzhou], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-food-list">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwxx_266/bmjz/202509/t20250912_15000451.html Wanzhou specialties in the “Yu Wei 360 Bowls” food list], Wanzhou District Government, 12 September 2025.</ref>		'''Wanzhou food''' is associated with Wanzhou District in northeastern Chongqing, on the upper Yangtze in the Three Gorges region. The district’s food identity is especially visible in its grilled fish, small-steamer ''gege'', and noodles. Official local food programs also name less widely known dishes and snacks, showing that Wanzhou cuisine is broader than a single restaurant specialty.<ref name="wz-geography">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zjwz/zrdl/202105/t20210519_9300000.html Natural Geography of Wanzhou], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-food-list">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwxx_266/bmjz/202509/t20250912_15000451.html Wanzhou specialties in the “Yu Wei 360 Bowls” food list], Wanzhou District Government, 12 September 2025.</ref>

	== ~~Wanzhou grilled~~ fish ==		== Grilled fish: marinate, grill, simmer ==

	Wanzhou grilled fish (万州烤鱼) is the district’s best-known food specialty and a registered local heritage practice. The district government lists it among Wanzhou’s first batch of district-level intangible cultural heritage projects; a later commerce-committee response says the technique was recognized as a Chongqing municipal-level intangible heritage project in 2019.<ref name="wz-ich">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/bmjz_89642/bm/whhlyfzwyh/fwzwhycml/202408/t20240823_13550112.html Wanzhou’s first district-level intangible cultural heritage list], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-commerce">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwgk_266/zfxxgkml_3393/jytabl/zxwytabl/202212/t20221216_11394875.html Wanzhou District Commerce Commission response on grilled-fish development], Wanzhou District Government.</ref>		Wanzhou grilled fish (万州烤鱼) is the district’s best-known food specialty and a registered local heritage practice. The district government lists it among Wanzhou’s first batch of district-level intangible cultural heritage projects; a later commerce-committee response says the technique was recognized as a Chongqing municipal-level intangible heritage project in 2019.<ref name="wz-ich">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/bmjz_89642/bm/whhlyfzwyh/fwzwhycml/202408/t20240823_13550112.html Wanzhou’s first district-level intangible cultural heritage list], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-commerce">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwgk_266/zfxxgkml_3393/jytabl/zxwytabl/202212/t20221216_11394875.html Wanzhou District Commerce Commission response on grilled-fish development], Wanzhou District Government.</ref>
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	A report from the Chongqing Municipal Archives Office traces the food’s local memory to the fishing and farming culture of the Three Gorges. It recounts a story set during the siege of Tianzi City in 1276, in which soldiers cooked fish over a fire; the account frames this as local tradition and legend, rather than independently establishing an uninterrupted seven-century recipe history. The same archival article describes the rise of commercial grilled-fish shops in Wanzhou in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="wz-archives">[https://jda.cq.gov.cn/web/article/web/content_1462809258400751616.html “Wanzhou Grilled Fish: A River-Port Flavor Preserved in the Archives”], Chongqing Municipal Archives Office, 1 October 2025.</ref>		A report from the Chongqing Municipal Archives Office traces the food’s local memory to the fishing and farming culture of the Three Gorges. It recounts a story set during the siege of Tianzi City in 1276, in which soldiers cooked fish over a fire; the account frames this as local tradition and legend, rather than independently establishing an uninterrupted seven-century recipe history. The same archival article describes the rise of commercial grilled-fish shops in Wanzhou in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="wz-archives">[https://jda.cq.gov.cn/web/article/web/content_1462809258400751616.html “Wanzhou Grilled Fish: A River-Port Flavor Preserved in the Archives”], Chongqing Municipal Archives Office, 1 October 2025.</ref>

	~~The method distinguishes~~ the ~~contemporary dish from~~ fish ~~simply cooked over~~ a ~~flame~~. The Chongqing Agriculture and Rural Affairs Commission describes a sequence of marinating, grilling and ~~then~~ stewing ~~fish with a seasoned mixture. The archives account likewise describes fish grilled until its exterior is browned, then served in a metal pan with a simmering sauce and accompaniments~~. Chili, pickled vegetables and aromatics appear in local versions; seasoning and heat levels vary by cook and shop.<ref name="wz-technique">[https://nyncw.cq.gov.cn/zwxx_161/mtbb/202106/t20210622_9414127.html Wanzhou Grilled Fish and the Regional Food Industry], Chongqing Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Commission, 22 June 2021.</ref><ref name="wz-archives" />		Local descriptions point to a three-stage preparation:

			# '''Marinate:''' season the fish before cooking.
			# '''Grill:''' cook it until the exterior is browned.
			# '''Simmer:''' serve it in a metal pan with seasoned sauce and accompaniments, then keep it warm as diners eat.

			The Chongqing Agriculture and Rural Affairs Commission describes the sequence as marinating, grilling and stewing. Chili, pickled vegetables and aromatics appear in local versions; seasoning and heat levels vary by cook and shop.<ref name="wz-technique">[https://nyncw.cq.gov.cn/zwxx_161/mtbb/202106/t20210622_9414127.html Wanzhou Grilled Fish and the Regional Food Industry], Chongqing Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Commission, 22 June 2021.</ref><ref name="wz-archives" />

	Modern Wanzhou grilled fish has expanded into many flavor styles and a wider restaurant and packaged-food trade. A district commerce response notes that fish and ingredient supply, production standards and branding remain subjects of ongoing industry development. The district’s food name therefore refers to a local culinary practice and commercial tradition, not a guarantee that every restaurant sources its fish from Wanzhou waters.<ref name="wz-commerce" /><ref name="wz-archives" />		Modern Wanzhou grilled fish has expanded into many flavor styles and a wider restaurant and packaged-food trade. A district commerce response notes that fish and ingredient supply, production standards and branding remain subjects of ongoing industry development. The district’s food name therefore refers to a local culinary practice and commercial tradition, not a guarantee that every restaurant sources its fish from Wanzhou waters.<ref name="wz-commerce" /><ref name="wz-archives" />

	== Gege and ~~other Wanzhou foods~~ ==		== Gege, noodles and the local table ==

	''Gege'' (格格) is cooked and served in small steamers. A Wanzhou cultural-tourism report describes versions with lamb, pork intestine and ribs; the food also appears among Wanzhou specialties in the municipality’s 2025 “Yu Wei 360 Bowls” food list. The name covers several preparations rather than one fixed filling.<ref name="wz-gege">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/bmjz_89642/bm/whhlyfzwyh/wzwhly/202509/t20250928_15048995.html Wanzhou local flavors], Wanzhou District Culture and Tourism Committee, 28 September 2025.</ref><ref name="wz-food-list" />		''Gege'' (格格) is cooked and served in small steamers. A Wanzhou cultural-tourism report describes versions with lamb, pork intestine and ribs; the food also appears among Wanzhou specialties in the municipality’s 2025 “Yu Wei 360 Bowls” food list. The name covers several preparations rather than one fixed filling.<ref name="wz-gege">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/bmjz_89642/bm/whhlyfzwyh/wzwhly/202509/t20250928_15048995.html Wanzhou local flavors], Wanzhou District Culture and Tourism Committee, 28 September 2025.</ref><ref name="wz-food-list" />
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	== Place in Chongqing food culture ==		== Place in Chongqing food culture ==

	Wanzhou is part of ~~Chongqing Municipality, but a district-level article helps preserve differences among Chongqing’s local food traditions.~~ [[Chongqing Food]] ~~provides a wider city overview~~, ~~while this page focuses on foods~~ documented in ~~Wanzhou and~~ the Three Gorges ~~region~~.		Wanzhou is part of [[Chongqing Food\|Chongqing Municipality]], but its fish, steamer dishes and noodle specialties are documented locally in the Three Gorges setting.

	~~== Related pages ==~~
	* [[Chongqing Food]]
	* [[Chongqing Noodles]]
	* [[Chinese Food Map]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />

Admin: Expand Wanzhou food history, heritage status, technique and local specialties with district and municipal sources.

2026-09-25T04:48:00Z

Expand Wanzhou food history, heritage status, technique and local specialties with district and municipal sources.

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	\|title=Wanzhou Food: Grilled Fish, Gege and Local ~~Noodles~~ - Chinese Food Wiki		\|title=Wanzhou Food: Grilled Fish, Gege and Local Specialties - Chinese Food Wiki
	\|keywords=Wanzhou food,Wanzhou grilled fish,Wanzhou gege,Wanzhou noodles,万州美食		\|keywords=Wanzhou food,Wanzhou grilled fish,Wanzhou gege,Wanzhou noodles,万州美食
	\|description=~~Explore Wanzhou’s local~~ food ~~identity~~, including grilled fish, gege ~~and~~ noodles, ~~in the Three Gorges region of Chongqing~~.		\|description=A sourced guide to Wanzhou food in the Three Gorges region, including grilled fish, gege, noodles, local history and cooking technique.
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	'''Wanzhou food''' is ~~the food culture of~~ Wanzhou District in northeastern Chongqing, in ~~the heart of~~ the Three Gorges ~~Reservoir~~ region. The ~~Yangtze River runs through the district, whose terrain includes hills and mountains. Local government and local-history sources identify Wanzhou~~ grilled fish, gege and noodles ~~as signature foods~~.<ref name="wz-geography">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zjwz/zrdl/202105/t20210519_9300000.html Natural Geography of Wanzhou], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-~~plan~~">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/~~zwgk_266/zfxxgkml_3393/zcwj_147297~~/~~qtwj_1~~/~~202307~~/~~t20230704_12119499~~.html Wanzhou ~~District Tourism Development Action Plan (2023–2025)~~], Wanzhou District Government~~.</ref><ref name="wz-chronicle">[https://dfz.cq.gov.cn/zqlswh/rwby_417819/202403/t20240320_13050668.html Wanzhou District]~~, ~~Chongqing Local Chronicles Office~~.</ref>		'''Wanzhou food''' is associated with Wanzhou District in northeastern Chongqing, on the upper Yangtze in the Three Gorges region. The district’s food identity is especially visible in its grilled fish, small-steamer ''gege'', and noodles. Official local food programs also name less widely known dishes and snacks, showing that Wanzhou cuisine is broader than a single restaurant specialty.<ref name="wz-geography">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zjwz/zrdl/202105/t20210519_9300000.html Natural Geography of Wanzhou], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-food-list">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwxx_266/bmjz/202509/t20250912_15000451.html Wanzhou specialties in the “Yu Wei 360 Bowls” food list], Wanzhou District Government, 12 September 2025.</ref>

	== ~~Three signature foods~~ ==		== Wanzhou grilled fish ==

	=== Wanzhou grilled fish ~~===~~		Wanzhou grilled fish (万州烤鱼) is the district’s best-known food specialty and a registered local heritage practice. The district government lists it among Wanzhou’s first batch of district-level intangible cultural heritage projects; a later commerce-committee response says the technique was recognized as a Chongqing municipal-level intangible heritage project in 2019.<ref name="wz-ich">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/bmjz_89642/bm/whhlyfzwyh/fwzwhycml/202408/t20240823_13550112.html Wanzhou’s first district-level intangible cultural heritage list], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-commerce">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwgk_266/zfxxgkml_3393/jytabl/zxwytabl/202212/t20221216_11394875.html Wanzhou District Commerce Commission response on grilled-fish development], Wanzhou District Government.</ref>

	~~Wanzhou grilled fish (万州烤鱼) is~~ the ~~district’s best-known food specialty~~. ~~Wanzhou’s official introduction records~~ the ~~local title “Home~~ of ~~Chinese Grilled Fish~~,~~” while~~ a ~~district commerce response~~ describes the ~~development~~ of ~~the modern~~ grilled-fish ~~trade and notes that fish is sourced from several areas outside~~ Wanzhou ~~as well as nearby suppliers. The local identity of~~ the ~~dish should not be confused with a claim that all fish used by Wanzhou restaurants is locally raised~~.<ref name="wz-~~intro~~">[https://~~www~~.wz.gov.cn/~~zjwz~~/~~wzjj~~/~~202504~~/~~t20250408_14502659~~.html ~~Wanzhou Introduction], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-commerce">[https~~:~~//www.wz.gov.cn/zwgk_266/zfxxgkml_3393/jytabl/zxwytabl/202409/t20240927_13664975.html Wanzhou District Commerce Commission response on grilled~~-~~fish development~~], ~~Wanzhou District Government~~.</ref>		A report from the Chongqing Municipal Archives Office traces the food’s local memory to the fishing and farming culture of the Three Gorges. It recounts a story set during the siege of Tianzi City in 1276, in which soldiers cooked fish over a fire; the account frames this as local tradition and legend, rather than independently establishing an uninterrupted seven-century recipe history. The same archival article describes the rise of commercial grilled-fish shops in Wanzhou in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="wz-archives">[https://jda.cq.gov.cn/web/article/web/content_1462809258400751616.html “Wanzhou Grilled Fish: A River-Port Flavor Preserved in the Archives”], Chongqing Municipal Archives Office, 1 October 2025.</ref>

	=== Wanzhou ~~gege ==~~=		The method distinguishes the contemporary dish from fish simply cooked over a flame. The Chongqing Agriculture and Rural Affairs Commission describes a sequence of marinating, grilling and then stewing fish with a seasoned mixture. The archives account likewise describes fish grilled until its exterior is browned, then served in a metal pan with a simmering sauce and accompaniments. Chili, pickled vegetables and aromatics appear in local versions; seasoning and heat levels vary by cook and shop.<ref name="wz-technique">[https://nyncw.cq.gov.cn/zwxx_161/mtbb/202106/t20210622_9414127.html Wanzhou Grilled Fish and the Regional Food Industry], Chongqing Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Commission, 22 June 2021.</ref><ref name="wz-archives" />

	~~Gege (格格) is identified by the district government as one of Wanzhou’s three signature foods~~. A district ~~cultural-tourism report describes gege as meat dishes such as lamb~~, ~~pork intestine~~ and ~~ribs cooked in small steamers~~. ~~Local versions may differ in their ingredients~~ and ~~seasoning~~.<ref name="wz-~~plan~~" /><ref name="wz-~~gege~~"~~>[https://www.wz.gov.cn~~/~~bmjz_89642/bm/whhlyfzwyh/wzwhly/202509/t20250928_15048995.html Local flavors of Wanzhou], Wanzhou District Culture and Tourism Committee (2025).</ref~~>		Modern Wanzhou grilled fish has expanded into many flavor styles and a wider restaurant and packaged-food trade. A district commerce response notes that fish and ingredient supply, production standards and branding remain subjects of ongoing industry development. The district’s food name therefore refers to a local culinary practice and commercial tradition, not a guarantee that every restaurant sources its fish from Wanzhou waters.<ref name="wz-commerce" /><ref name="wz-archives" />

	=== Wanzhou ~~noodles =~~==		== Gege and other Wanzhou foods ==

	~~Wanzhou noodles~~ (~~万州面~~) ~~are named alongside grilled fish~~ and ~~gege~~ in the ~~district’s official local-~~food ~~program. Wanzhou government sources~~ also ~~identify~~ Wanzhou ~~zajiang noodles (万州炸酱面) as a local specialty~~. The ~~dishes are related local noodle traditions; the names alone do not establish a single standardized recipe~~.<ref name="wz-~~plan" /><ref name="wz-2026~~">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/~~zwgk_266~~/~~zfxxgkml_3393~~/~~zfgb~~/~~2026zfgb~~/ Wanzhou ~~District Government Gazette, 2026~~], Wanzhou District ~~Government~~.</ref>		''Gege'' (格格) is cooked and served in small steamers. A Wanzhou cultural-tourism report describes versions with lamb, pork intestine and ribs; the food also appears among Wanzhou specialties in the municipality’s 2025 “Yu Wei 360 Bowls” food list. The name covers several preparations rather than one fixed filling.<ref name="wz-gege">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/bmjz_89642/bm/whhlyfzwyh/wzwhly/202509/t20250928_15048995.html Wanzhou local flavors], Wanzhou District Culture and Tourism Committee, 28 September 2025.</ref><ref name="wz-food-list" />

	== ~~Food geography ==~~		The same official food list names Wanzhou grilled fish and ''gege'' alongside Cheng liangmian (程凉面), radish-shred ''youqian'' (萝卜丝油钱), osmanthus braised pork, brown-sugar ''xisha'' and other local dishes. Wanzhou noodles are also identified in district food-industry materials. These entries are useful starting points for future dish-level articles; names and ingredients can vary, so each deserves separate documentation before a fixed recipe or origin is asserted.<ref name="wz-food-list" /><ref name="wz-plan">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwgk_266/zcwj/qtwj/202210/t20221018_11204582.html Wanzhou local food-industry development plan], Wanzhou District Government.</ref>

	Wanzhou ~~lies~~ on ~~the Yangtze~~ in the Three Gorges ~~Reservoir~~ region. ~~The river crosses an area of varied, hilly terrain, giving the district a distinctive river-and-mountain setting.<ref name="wz-geography" /><ref name="wz-geography" />~~		== Place in Chongqing food culture ==

			Wanzhou is part of Chongqing Municipality, but a district-level article helps preserve differences among Chongqing’s local food traditions. [[Chongqing Food]] provides a wider city overview, while this page focuses on foods documented in Wanzhou and the Three Gorges region.

	== Related pages ==		== Related pages ==
	* [[Chongqing Food]]		* [[Chongqing Food]]
	* [[Grilled Fish\|Wanzhou grilled fish]]
	* [[Chongqing Noodles]]		* [[Chongqing Noodles]]
	* [[Chinese Food Map]]		* [[Chinese Food Map]]

Admin: Create sourced Wanzhou local food page

2026-09-25T04:38:09Z

Create sourced Wanzhou local food page

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'''Wanzhou food''' is the food culture of Wanzhou District in northeastern Chongqing, in the heart of the Three Gorges Reservoir region. The Yangtze River runs through the district, whose terrain includes hills and mountains. Local government and local-history sources identify Wanzhou grilled fish, gege and noodles as signature foods.<ref name="wz-geography">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zjwz/zrdl/202105/t20210519_9300000.html Natural Geography of Wanzhou], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-plan">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwgk_266/zfxxgkml_3393/zcwj_147297/qtwj_1/202307/t20230704_12119499.html Wanzhou District Tourism Development Action Plan (2023–2025)], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-chronicle">[https://dfz.cq.gov.cn/zqlswh/rwby_417819/202403/t20240320_13050668.html Wanzhou District], Chongqing Local Chronicles Office.</ref>

== Three signature foods ==

=== Wanzhou grilled fish ===

Wanzhou grilled fish (万州烤鱼) is the district’s best-known food specialty. Wanzhou’s official introduction records the local title “Home of Chinese Grilled Fish,” while a district commerce response describes the development of the modern grilled-fish trade and notes that fish is sourced from several areas outside Wanzhou as well as nearby suppliers. The local identity of the dish should not be confused with a claim that all fish used by Wanzhou restaurants is locally raised.<ref name="wz-intro">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zjwz/wzjj/202504/t20250408_14502659.html Wanzhou Introduction], Wanzhou District Government.</ref><ref name="wz-commerce">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwgk_266/zfxxgkml_3393/jytabl/zxwytabl/202409/t20240927_13664975.html Wanzhou District Commerce Commission response on grilled-fish development], Wanzhou District Government.</ref>

=== Wanzhou gege ===

Gege (格格) is identified by the district government as one of Wanzhou’s three signature foods. A district cultural-tourism report describes gege as meat dishes such as lamb, pork intestine and ribs cooked in small steamers. Local versions may differ in their ingredients and seasoning.<ref name="wz-plan" /><ref name="wz-gege">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/bmjz_89642/bm/whhlyfzwyh/wzwhly/202509/t20250928_15048995.html Local flavors of Wanzhou], Wanzhou District Culture and Tourism Committee (2025).</ref>

=== Wanzhou noodles ===

Wanzhou noodles (万州面) are named alongside grilled fish and gege in the district’s official local-food program. Wanzhou government sources also identify Wanzhou zajiang noodles (万州炸酱面) as a local specialty. The dishes are related local noodle traditions; the names alone do not establish a single standardized recipe.<ref name="wz-plan" /><ref name="wz-2026">[https://www.wz.gov.cn/zwgk_266/zfxxgkml_3393/zfgb/2026zfgb/ Wanzhou District Government Gazette, 2026], Wanzhou District Government.</ref>

== Food geography ==

Wanzhou lies on the Yangtze in the Three Gorges Reservoir region. The river crosses an area of varied, hilly terrain, giving the district a distinctive river-and-mountain setting.<ref name="wz-geography" /><ref name="wz-geography" />

== Related pages ==
* [[Chongqing Food]]
* [[Grilled Fish|Wanzhou grilled fish]]
* [[Chongqing Noodles]]
* [[Chinese Food Map]]

== References ==
<references />