Influenced by the geographical climate and natural resources of Xishuangbanna, Dai flavor has formed its unique flavor, which can be summarized as sour, bitter, spicy and strange, and barbecue is the conventional method to make Dai flavor.
Stir-fried fresh moss, scrambled eggs with rotten vegetables and "skimming oil" are all unique ways to eat in Banna and Dai areas. For example, "Sa" is a dish made of cow's ruminant, which can make people turn off their appetite. Locals prefer these things because they can relieve the heat. No matter how strange it tastes, you must try Banna's food, otherwise it will be a pity.
Jinghong's food street and night market have changed a lot. Ask the local people for advice, and they will be happy to help you. Recently, there are Dai barbecue street in Damanyao and Dai barbecue in Sanweilou.
Flavor snacks Heshi Street
Bamboo rice put glutinous rice in a bamboo tube, soak it in water, and then bake it until it is cooked. When eating, you need to beat the bamboo tube until the shell cracks, gently break it off, and the fragrant bamboo tube rice will come out of the bamboo tube, with a fragrant smell and a delicate taste.
You can choose rice and glutinous rice in the restaurant, which is slightly different from what we usually eat. Wash your hands before eating glutinous rice, because the longer you knead it, the better it tastes.
Ketchup is made of tomatoes, which is a special dish of Dai people. When making, the tomatoes are cooked on charcoal fire, peeled and put into a bowl, and seasonings such as onion, garlic, pepper, coriander and salt are added. Grinding, mashing, and mixing. Serve. It tastes sour, spicy, fragrant and delicious. It is very delicious when dipped in fried cowhide, mint and bitter bamboo shoots.
Pineapple purple rice is a kind of waxy food for Dai people. When making, firstly, the purple glutinous rice should be soaked in water for 7-8 hours, then washed and stirred evenly with chopped pork. Then cut the prepared pineapple at the top with a knife, remove the pineapple heart and put the purple glutinous rice in it. Then, cover the cut cover and steam it in the steamer. When it gives off an attractive fragrance, it can be eaten. Its taste is sweet and delicious, and it has the effect of enriching blood and moistening lung.
Braised fresh fish is the traditional name of Bulang nationality, which is delicious. Its preparation method: the fish is cut open and washed, and various seasonings such as pepper, Jiang Mo, coriander, pepper and salt are added. They are all finely cut and mixed, then stuffed into the belly of a mermaid, wrapped with banana leaves, covered with charcoal fire in a fire pit, and cooked and eaten.
Stone fish soup is a characteristic of Bulang nationality. Fish soup is delicious, sweet and has the dry smell of burning stones. When making, the pebbles in the river are put into a fire pit to burn red, then the red pebbles are put into a pot filled with fresh water and fish one by one to make the water boil, and then the red salt blocks are added to cook the fresh fish soup.
Long-winded is a A Dai language, but it is actually a rice cake. Wrap the noodles with banana leaves and steam them in a steamer. This is a small dessert of the Dai people, and the locals sell it on the street.
A street full of river red flavor, which used to be A Dai stockade on the edge of Jinghong city, is now a street with Jinghong flavor restaurants. There was a song and dance performance during the dinner, and the performers were all amateurs. The elegant charm and dancing of Dai girls are definitely not lost to professional actors. It's really delicious.
1. Buy fruits, watermelons, pineapples and jackfruit at reasonable prices in Xishuangbanna. Local people do business fairly, so the price and quality can be assured.
2. The taste of some fruits will be unacceptable, such as jackfruit; Some can cause allergies, such as mangoes, so don't be overjoyed when you eat them for the first time.