The basic tastes of the Bai people are sour, spicy, sweet and slightly numb.

Its cooking techniques are deeply influenced by Han Chinese cuisine and Buddhist temple cuisine.

There are many famous dishes, such as: wok fish, sand-washed milk fan, Dali bait cubes, Xizhou broken sugar dumplings, live fish boiled in live water, steamed meat with wicker, etc.

Roasted tea is one of the customs of the Bai people to treat guests.

The tea is rich in color, intoxicating and unique.

Roasted tea is generally poured three times, commonly known as "three ways tea".

There is a saying of "first bitterness, second sweetness, and third aftertaste".

Wanmei and Diaomei are traditional foods for Bai women.

Most of the best restaurants in Dali are concentrated in the ancient city. To taste Dali cuisine, you can go to Huguo Road in the ancient city. Western food cafes with the characteristics of Bai, Tibetan and other ethnic minorities can be seen here, and many foreign tourists gather here.

.

On Huguo Road, many restaurants sell both Chinese and Western food. Visitors can taste Yunnan-style dishes as well as local Bai dishes. Among them, Taibai Tower, which is famous at home and abroad for its Bai "Three Courses of Tea" and Tibetan "Butter Tea", is a representative example.

, many foreigners come here to drink tea.

Of course, the attraction of the ancient city is not only the food, but also the peaceful and relaxing atmosphere provided by the cafes and restaurants here, where people can listen to music, drink cold beer, and spend a leisurely afternoon.

Reminder: Almost all cafes provide tourist information and ticket booking services, and some also have bicycles for tourists to rent.