When it comes to Yunnan cuisine, many people first think of crossing the bridge rice noodles, steamed chicken and flower cakes. In fact, in this magical land, all ethnic groups meet and merge, and for thousands of years, various exotic foods have been bred, but they are not well known to the public!
The first is sour meat.
Wa sour meat is a famous snack in Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County, and it is pickled sour beef. Moderate sour taste, rich fragrance, refreshing and delicious, no greasy feeling, sprinkle some dried Chili powder when eating, and the taste is better. Sour meat is a top-grade delicacy for Wa people to sacrifice their ancestors, entertain guests and have holiday parties.
High-quality Wa sour meat, bright red in color and slightly sour in taste, can generally be preserved for about half a year. When eating, it is mostly sliced and fried with green garlic. The taste is very different from ordinary meat. It is easy to carry when wrapped in leaves!
Second, cold acid ant eggs.
In Menglian Dai village, every summer and summer, you can taste a kind of delicious food rich in protein, which is sour and hot ant eggs.
Soak in water to remove impurities from the nest, cook, add salt, pepper, chopped onion and raw garlic, and mix well. Family members of the Dai nationality in Menglian often entertain relatives and friends, which is memorable after tasting.
Ant eggs are delicious and have high nutritional value. They are rich in various trace elements, which will cause Explosicum after being bitten. Cold dishes are delicious and refreshing! At present, the price of acid ant eggs is 100 yuan-120 yuan/kg. You must collect them early to buy them. They are very popular!
Third, bitter dispersion.
Kusa is one of the classic dishes of Dai flavor. In Dai language, "Sa" means raw food, once eaten, it will be unforgettable. Many people think that bitter sauce and lemon sauce are the same thing, but this is actually a wrong cognition.
If raw beef is barely acceptable, then "bitterness" will completely break this defense. Because the bitter soup is made from the undigested grass juice in the cow's stomach, this is the raw material of the famous beef flat hot pot in Guizhou.
This kind of grass juice is a very precious food in Yunnan-Guizhou area. There is not much grass juice in the cow's stomach. Whenever a cow is killed, someone will squat at the door, just to grab a pot of fresh grass juice to cook.
The addition of wild leek, coriander and millet spicy diluted the fishy smell, and the meat was fresh and tender. The dip was bitter first and then sweet, giving off a unique taste.
Fourth, chicken rotten rice
Rotten chicken rice is regarded as a delicacy by Wa people. It can be used as a staple food or as a meal. It is full of game, bright in color, waxy and delicious, and is a necessary food for welcoming guests.
Chicken rotten rice should be cooked with authentic local chicken, and the ingredients are the most exquisite. When making, pour the washed rice into the chicken soup and stir while cooking until the consistency is between rice and porridge. At this time, the cooked chicken is shredded by hand, and the rice and meat are integrated. Thicker than rice and drier than porridge, this unique taste is really addictive.
Five, Pu 'er blood mixed with meat
This fierce dish is a direct mixture of cooked pork and pig blood. It's chilling to think about this photo. Many people don't even have the courage to look at chopsticks, but this dish is the best in Lancang County!
Some people think that blood is raw and feel unsanitary. In fact, the blood mixed with meat must be pig blood that has been quarantined and has no disease. In addition, spices such as pepper, pepper, ginger and pepper are added during the mixing process, which also plays a role in sterilization and disinfection and can be safely eaten.
Sixth, breast fan
"eighteen eccentrics in Yunnan, milk is made into pieces for sale", which is very milk-obsessed. The milk fan has a unique shape and is a kind of diamond cheese with less water content. It can be eaten raw, dry, fried and roasted, and it is a good dish to go with wine. It can also be cooked with ham and other materials.
Milk vermicelli is eaten raw, oily but not greasy, fresh and mellow, quite chewy, and the more you chew, the stronger you get!
Stir-fried breast fans are the most common way to eat, and they are also an essential dish at banquets. When frying, I only heard a swish, and the smell suddenly came to my nose. The rich milk fragrance permeates all around, sprinkled with white sugar, crisp and delicious, with unique flavor.
Baked milk fan is a famous snack in Dali, and stalls of baked milk fans can be seen everywhere. When the stick is hung, it is curled and baked. Apply condensed milk or rose sauce according to your taste. When it is hot, it tastes as soft as cheese. After cooling, it becomes tougher. The aroma of milk and the sweetness of sauce collide at the tip of the tongue. It's a pity not to taste it!
However, due to the need to add sour water in the production of milk fans, many foreigners simply can't get used to this taste, and even hide far away and refuse to taste it.
Seven, Dai Baoshao
Bao Shao is a unique cooking method of Dai people. Using natural banana leaves or kapok leaves as cooking tools can combine ingredients and spices to the extreme.
In Yunnan, the concept of "everything can be cooked" is deeply rooted in people's hearts and can be used to process vegetables, seafood, meat and so on. Common cooking ingredients are Flammulina velutipes, tofu, shredded bamboo shoots, beef and mutton, shrimp, fish and so on. The leaves are wrapped around the ingredients and baked on charcoal fire, which is mellow and adds a little plant fragrance, and the taste is very rich.
Because Bao Shao pays attention to the collocation of ingredients and seasonings, and most of the seasonings in Xishuangbanna are hot and sour, people who don't like hot and sour especially hate Bao Shao.
Eight, painted chicken
Lacquered chicken is a favorite traditional dish of Lisu people, and it is a kind of advanced nourishing food. This kind of meat has a little smell of trees, and it will always make people stunned after tasting it. It will be cooked on holidays or when friends from far away come.
Lacquer oil is the soul of this dish, which comes from lacquer trees growing on both sides of Nujiang River and Lancang River. Lacquer oil is a solid oil squeezed from the fruit of lacquer tree, which has many functions. Paint oil sold in the market is like an enlarged version of brown sugar.
The method of eating lacquer-oiled chicken is similar to that of hot pot, except that it doesn't need to be dipped in extra water. The meat is tender and juicy, crisp and sweet, and the fat chicken collides perfectly with the paint. Once you taste it, you can't stop eating it!
After reading so many strange foods, do you have a deeper understanding of Yunnan's food? Although these dishes don't look good and taste strange, they still attract many people to taste them. What are you waiting for?
Tips:
1, people with gout must not eat cold sour ant eggs, although the food is good, but don't be greedy!
2. If you are an allergic person, don't try to paint the chicken easily. Be sure to eat carefully!