Zhan Yi Spicy Chicken is a specialty snack of Xiping Town, Zhan Yi County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province, with a history of nearly 100 years. In Kunming City, there are also many restaurants serving Zhan Yi Spicy Chicken, one of the more famous is Zhan Yi Gong's Spicy Chicken (Kunming Store), located in Kunming City, with an average price of 67 yuan per person. In addition, there are also restaurants serving authentic Zhan Yi Spicy Chicken near the 82nd Road Station in Ma Jie and on that road in Liang Yuan neighborhood.

The ingredients used to make Zhan Yi Spicy Chicken include chicken, dried chili peppers, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, salt, cooking wine and oil. Cooking tips include sautéing the ingredients with fierce fire, stirring the pan at any time, replacing MSG with sugar, reducing the amount of chili pepper if you can't eat spicy food, and the oil must be more than enough, sautéing the chicken pieces and continuing to stir-fry them until they are cooked through, and finally adding salt and MSG.