In Jiuzhaigou, tourists can have various flavors, including Chuan Cuisine, one of the eight most famous Chinese cuisines and also local Tibetan food. The most well-known character of Chuan Cuisine is most of the dishes are very hot and spicy. The Tibetan food, however, has very strong ethnic features. Generally, most hotels and restaurants in the place offer Tibetan style dishes such as those in Zehwacha stockade, the Yak butter tea, a typical kind of drinks of local people.
The price of food in Jiuzhaigou is comparatively high because that the materials are mainly transported from other towns and villages of Songpan and Chengdu.

Local specialties include long noodles (Chinese name "lamian"), which are served in several noodle restaurants. There is also the Highland Barley Wine which is very fragrant.

The price of food in Jiuzhaigou is relatively high due to the fact that materials and goods have to be transported from the larger towns and villages of Songpan and Chengdu. Whats more, the choice of dining establishments is very limited! As a general rule, most of the hotels and hostels have decent restaurants attached and the Tibetan style ones such as those in Zehwacha stockade offer good Tibetan style food, just get ready to drink up the gallons of Yak butter tea they will offer!

Local specialties include long noodles, (lamian) which are served up in Zehwacha in a couple of noodle stores and the "Highland Barley Wine". Dont indulge too much in this or youll be stranded the next day unable to walk!

It is a good idea to stock up on provisions either before you leave one of the bigger cities in Sichuan or at least before you enter the reserve. Water and other drinks are available in most of the villages but at inflated prices.