Recently, Chengdu Agricultural Trade Wholesale Market unveiled a list of Chengdu people's top 10 favorite seafood, representing what consumers should expect to see on the food scene.

 

Clams with annual sales of nearly 40,000 tons ranks first according to the statistics from the list, followed by Oyster products with an annual figure of nearly 27,000 tons. In the Chengdu Agricultural Trade Wholesale Market, oysters are as cheap as 1 yuan per piece.

 

Clams

（Photo by Chengdu Agricultural Trade Wholesale Market）

 

In third place of the list goes to the shrimp, and abalone follows this. The price of abalone is at least a few yuan per piece. Salmon with affordable prices and layered taste is also loved by Chengdu citizens, ranking fifth in the list.

 

Abalones

（Photo by Chengdu Agricultural Trade Wholesale Market）

 

The sixth to tenth seafood in terms of sales are Boston lobster, scallops, iron crab, mantis shrimp, and king crab.

 

So how to make a delicious seafood?

 

Chili peppers are a staple of homemade Sichuan cuisine, and cooking seafood is no different.

 

Home-made spicy seafood, Sichuan style

(Photo by Jin Xin)

 

The first way to preserve the freshness of the seafood is to grill or steam the seafood and then make a great appetizer with a homemade chili sauce that every family prepares their own. Another way is to add seafood directly to the different spices and stir-fry over high heat, adding other ingredients.

 

Homemade steamed seafood

(Photo by Sophia噜噜宝儿 via Xiaohongshu)

 

Homemade stir-fried clams

(Photo by Zhu Jinjing)

 

 

Edited by Zhu Haiyue

Source: Sichuan Online