Every nation has its own unique food culture, which embodies the characteristics of green, culture, nationality and tourism.
Green means that ethnic restaurants have always had the habit of eating new, fresh and raw, including flowers in spring, mushrooms in summer, fruits in autumn and vegetables in winter.
Its raw materials are all from natural green food. Culture, that is, catering is closely combined with national customs, habits and etiquette.
It embodies rich and colorful cultural connotations. Nationality is manifested in the fact that ethnic minorities live in large settlements and small settlements, and their dishes and dining methods, costumes, tableware, food stories, food festivals, songs and dances all have national characteristics. Tourism means that ethnic catering is not only one of the main contents and purposes of tourism, but also a unique tourism resource.
Second, it has diverse tastes and strong adaptability. Yunnan cuisine has many tastes, which can satisfy the tastes of people from all walks of life. This is due to the influence of Yunnan's products, climate, ethnic structure and changes, ethnic food customs and other factors for thousands of years. Our province is rich in condiments, both domestic and wild.
Yunnan cuisine chefs can use these seasonings according to local conditions, or add or reduce them to cook various dishes with simple and compound flavors.
Third, draw on a wide range of materials and pay attention to freshness. China traditional dishes pay attention to color, fragrance, taste and shape.
Yunnan Cuisine
The materials used are more unique.
Flowers, fungi, bamboos, insects, medicines, fruits and rare (delicacies) are used as materials, and their shapes, colors, fragrances and nourishment are unique, fresh and unique. Especially because there are fresh vegetables in Yunnan all year round, Yunnan cuisine often introduces vegetables to banquets and often makes vegetarian dishes to decorate them, reflecting a light, simple, primitive and sweet flavor.
Fourth, there are various cooking methods, and the ancient style still exists. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Han people have continuously entered Yunnan, and they have brought advanced cooking skills. Together with the quaint cooking methods of various ethnic groups in Yunnan, the cooking skills of Yunnan cuisine have become more colorful. They have both the skills of the Han nationality and the traditional cooking methods of ethnic minorities, and the ancient style still exists.
Especially the cookers and cooking methods of ethnic minorities, such as Dai, Bai, Naxi, Yi and Wa, mostly use bamboo.
Natural utensils such as pottery, tiles, wood and leaves are simple, but they adapt to the environment and conform to nature, with natural beauty and taste.