The hot & spicy cuisine flavor in Leshan matches other places in Sichuan Province and enjoys the fame of The Kingdom of Cooking. There are many kinds of dishes and local snacks that arouse a desire to eat!

Just some of the many are recommended here. In Leshan, Stewed Jiangtuan Fish has a great reputation. Jiangtuan fish has tender meat and few fish bones and it tastes very fresh when it is stewed with mushroom, ham and yulan slice. Another fish which lives in the Minjiang River, at the foot of Leshan Giant Buddha, is the Dongpo Ink Fish. It is told that the fish is dyed by the ink of a poet Su Dongpo (1037-1101) who studied in the Dongpo Reading Building built on Dafo Temple (Lingyun Temple). After it is fried, the outer fish skin is crisp and the inner meat is tender. The third type of fish called Pearl Fish is regarded as an original creation of the food and beverage industry in the Shizhong District of Leshan City. When it is cooked, a pigeon egg will be put on the fish body like a pearl, thus giving it its name - Pearl Fish. Bang-Bang (stick) Chicken is one of the most popular dishes with cold chicken (breast or leg) shreds topped with a spicy sauce. The chicken meat has to be percussed with a stick when cooked to get its name! A vegetarian dish called Xiba Bean Curd is offered by almost all the restaurants in Leshan attracting hundreds of thousands of diners. Visitors should also visit Xiba old town which is located some 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) from Leshan City if they want to taste the authentic flavors.

Well-known local snacks include Qiaojiao (raising legs) Beef. It is said that diners feel so excited after tasting the beef that they can not help raising their legs. Tofu Jelly in Sichuan is a common snack and in Leshan it is also popular. It is available in many varieties such as Tofu Jelly with chicken shreds and Tofu Jelly with minced beef. In addition, for those who enjoy sweet snacks, at least two kinds will be first choice. Pearl Balls is a sweet snack made of sticky rice which many eat accompanied by a drink of Emeishan White Tea. Another is called Yeer Ba which is a sticky rice dumpling with a sweet stuffing inside and tasting very good!