Chili Bean Pastes · FFET10063
Yongchuan Douchi
Yongchuan douchi is fermented from soybeans, and its brewing craft is on the national intangible heritage list.
Mural guide
A hand stirs glossy red chili bean paste in a large open clay vat with a wooden paddle, a blue-and-white bowl holds more paste, red chilies, broad-bean halves and coarse salt lie on the table, and a wooden box holds broad beans.
Hot pastes fermented from broad beans and chili.
The national ICH page lists Yongchuan douchi brewing as a traditional craft of Chongqing, item VIII-156. It records soybeans as the raw material and a process of starter-making, mixing, packing into jars and later fermentation.