Located in southwest of the country, Yunnan Province boasts some of the top destinations for china travel or China Tours. Yunnan is not only endowed with charming natural landscape, gigantic forest of stones, but also delicious food, which has attracted visitors from all over the world.
Yunnan cuisine is also called Dian cuisine. Although not officially listed in the “Eight Schools of Chinese Cuisine”, it is considered No.9 by many Chinese people because of the colorful dining customs in Yunnan.
It consists of local dishes from Kunming, Northeast Yunnan, Western Yunnan and Southern Yunnan. The characteristics lie in moderate balance of sour and hot tastes mellow in deep oil, fresh and tender with sweetness, striving for their original tastes. Most of the ingredients are green, fresh and natural, including vegetables, fruit, bamboo and flowers. The dishes are not too spicy but have excellent flavor.
Want to know what those famous dishes are? Check them out!
Guoqiao rice noodles
The word “Yunnan cuisine” makes many people immediately think of Guoqiao(Across the Bridge) rice noodle. Indeed, this is the most famous, whose restaurants can be seen all over the country.
It has a beautiful story behind it. In southern Yunnan, A scholar, preparing for the imperial examinations, isolated himself on an island in a lake to concentrate on his study. His devoted wife was dismayed that the meals she took to him always arrived cold after crossing a long, wooden bridge. But by chance, she discovered the way to keep soup boiling hot — to top it with a thin layer of vegetable oil. Of course, her husband passed the exams. Soon it got quite popular and was name Guoqiao rice noodles. The dish is made of soup, sliced meat, rice noodle and seasonings. A big china bowl will be served with boiling soup and a cover of oil. The soup is made of boiled chicken and pork bone and the clearer, the better. Chicken, pork, liver, kidney, fish and pickled pork are cut into slices. Seasonings are made of boiled vegetables. The raw sliced meat should be the first to put into the soup. After a few minutes, noodles and seasonings follow. The smell and the taste never fail the gourmands. No visit to Yunnan is complete without trying this unique and delicious dish.
Steamed-pot chicken
Steamed chicken is a famous Dian flavored dish. The chicken is sealed in a pot and steamed for several hours. Sometimes, special medicinal herbs are added, making this tasty dish even more nutritious. It is a high-quality dish of Yunnan Province, featuring tender chicken and delicious and nutritious soup.
Earthen pot fish
With breath-taking scenery, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan is known as Oriental Hawaii. Dali earthen pot fish, delicious, refreshing and nutritious, is a traditional dish peculiar to places where the Bai ethnic group live in a compact community.
Xuanwei ham
Xuanwei ham, produced in Xuanwei City in Qujing Prefecture, Yunnan Province, enjoys a high reputation both at home and abroad. In 1915 Xuanwei ham won a gold medal at the Panama International Fair. In the shape ofpipa(a plucked string instrument with a fretted fingerboard), Xuanwei ham has thin skin, thick meat, bright color and strong aroma. Thanks to the high quality, it is also known as “Yunnan ham”.
Yiliang roast duck
Crispy skin roast duck, similar to Peking roast duck but uses honey on to crisp and color the skin and roasted with pine branches and needles, which imparts a unique flavor on the duck.
Sandao (Three-taste) Tea
Sandao Tea originally was a tea drinking courtesy of King Nanzhao, a local regime in Yunnan Province in the 8th-10th century. This courtesy was later introduced to common folks. Now Sandao Tea is a custom of the Bai people in Dali to entertain guests and friends. Sandao Tea firstly tastes bitter, then sweet and finally has aftertaste. When drinking tea, tourists can also appreciate folk songs and dances of the Bai people.
Other typical dishes include Yiliang Stewed Duck, spiced squab, and chicken wing with goat stomach and local fungus.
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