Chuanchuanxiangis a kind of hot and spicy chafing dish in which all food material is boiled in strings.The food is accepted widely by consumers because of its convenience and variety.However,published research on microbial contamination ofChuanchuanxiangis rare.The aim of this study is to get the message of microbial contamination of this kind of ready-to-eat food.Seventy samples ofChuanchuanxiangwere collected from large dining rooms and mini type stalls in a sterile manner.The categories of the samples we...