When it comes to Yunnan, in addition to the beautiful landscape paintings and simple customs, people will also mention the food there. The special geographical environment and numerous ethnic minorities have created Yunnan’s unique food characteristics, which make people linger.

Everywhere in Yunnan seems to have several famous delicacies, such as Dianchi shelduck and stone forest fermented tofu in Kunming, Bai three-course tea in Dali, cured pork ribs in Lijiang, butter tea in Diqing, and Xishuangbanna The Dai nationality's fire-roasted ganba, bamboo tube rice, lemongrass grilled fish, Zhaotong's gastrodia stewed chicken, Qujing's Xuanwei ham, Honghe's Mengzi cross-bridge rice noodles, Jianshui tofu, Yuxi's Jiangchuan three-course dish, Kanglang fish, and everywhere Steam pot chicken, bamboo worms, and wild mushrooms can all be tasted. These dishes that are unique to Yunnan attract countless diners to come and taste them.

In terms of taste, the Zhaotong and Qujing areas in northeastern Yunnan like to eat heavy-flavored food with a spicy taste; the northwest of Yunnan is mostly meat-based, and some dairy products are also famous; the southwest of Yunnan is Baoshan and Banna. The food in Dehong and Dehong is mainly hot and sour; the chili dishes and fish in southeastern Yunnan are more popular among the locals.

Flowers are eaten in spring, fungi are eaten in summer, fruits are eaten in autumn, and vegetables are eaten in winter. No matter where it is, the biggest feature of Yunnan cuisine is that it is ecological and green. All its raw materials come from nature and are created by good mountains and good waters. It reflects the natural and pure characteristics of the ingredients and is also the pursuit of health by people today.

In addition to Yunnan’s delicacies, good tobacco leaves are indispensable for tasting on the tip of the tongue. "The world's tobacco leaves are in Yunnan." Yunnan's unique geographical location and innate natural environment advantages allow top-quality tobacco leaves to be grown here. Among the many tobacco-producing areas in Yunnan, Yuxi is the first to be famous, and is known as the "Hometown of Yunyan". As early as 1953, at the first National Tobacco Work Conference held in Xuchang, Henan Province, elites from the national tobacco industry and experts from various countries who were invited to attend the conference conducted smoking evaluations on tobacco leaves sent from all over the country and unanimously agreed that the color and luster of Yuxi tobacco leaves was the best. Golden yellow, good aroma, pure taste, refreshing fragrance, much better than tobacco leaves rated 100 points, it is the best tobacco leaf in the country, so Yuxi tobacco leaves were given the highest score of 108 points, and since then "the hometown of clouds and smoke" His reputation began to spread far and wide.

Over the years, the unique geographical environment, excellent water quality, pure air, nutrient-rich soil, coupled with the modern tobacco agricultural management (GAP) pioneered by Yunnan people, have made Yunnan tobacco leaves unique and moist. Sweet. According to statistics, the proportion of Yunnan tobacco leaves used in domestic cigarette formulas has reached 41.7%, and the proportion used in some high-end cigarettes is as high as about 80%. Yunnan's tobacco leaves have been highly praised by domestic tobacco industry enterprises in terms of intrinsic quality, appearance and aroma, and have gained a good reputation. It has spread far and wide and is well deserved.

Indeed. Yunnan not only has beautiful scenery and ancient culture, but also has endless delicious food. It can be said that there are good mountains, good water and good scenery, and the fragrance of clouds is on the tip of the tongue.