Dali is not only a tourist attraction, but also a kingdom of food.

Whether at a stall in the streets of the ancient city or in a small restaurant with strong Bai ethnic customs, you can make tea with clear springs, one bitter, two sweet and three aftertaste, taste the charming flowers, feel the collision of flower buds and taste, challenge raw skin and meat,

Bamboo worms and grasshoppers, try your courage... There are many delicacies in Dali, so foodies don't have to be restrained. You can go on a food tour while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Dali's mountains and rivers. Now we recommend the top ten delicacies you must eat in Dali!

Yongping Braised Chicken Yongping Braised Chicken is known as "the only chicken in western Yunnan". The material selection is very particular. It must be local high-quality native chicken to ensure the tender and tender taste of the chicken. It is also paired with high-quality pepper, grass fruits, garlic, dried

It is cooked with more than a dozen ingredients such as pepper and ginger. It is golden in color, crispy in appearance, and the chicken is tender and delicious. It is very popular among diners.

Dali's annual "March Street" is a grand event to enjoy Yongping Braised Chicken.

Friends who are shopping on March Street, if you want to eat braised chicken, you can go into a shop anywhere, drink a cup of tea, wait for a while, and a plate of Yongping braised chicken will be freshly baked, paired with Yongping’s special kimchi and spicy pickled chicken.

The smooth fragrance and sourness of the kimchi make people eat it without getting tired of it and linger on.

Food Tips To taste the authentic Yongping Braised Chicken, it is best to go to the "Boda Station" at the intersection of Yongping Qudong Expressway and the "Xiaowang Braised Chicken Hotel" located on the roadside of Bonan, the county seat.

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From the 15th to the 22nd of the third lunar month every year, it is also a good choice to eat braised chicken on March Street in Dali.

Dali Casserole Fish Bai people pay attention to "freshness" when eating fish. Dali is uniquely blessed to eat fish guarding the Erhai Lake.

The melted snow from the snow-capped mountains merges into the water of Erhai Lake. Such water quality nourishes the exceptionally fresh and tender Erhai fish.

The famous "Casserole Fish" in Dali is made of fresh carp from Erhai Lake and more than ten kinds of ingredients such as tender chicken slices, ham, and mushrooms, and is slowly cooked over low heat in a casserole produced by Xiangyun.

When served on a large plate lined with vegetable leaves, the pot is boiling, the fragrance is fragrant, the red and green colors are floating, and the colors are gorgeous, making people move their index fingers at the first sight.

Eat it while it's hot and take a bite of the fish that has absorbed more than ten kinds of rich ingredients. It's fragrant, tender, delicious and delicious.

Food Tips: If you want to eat authentic fish casserole, you can go to Renmin Road in the ancient city of Dali. The "Meizijing Restaurant" on the road and the "Xinghua Village Hotel" on Yu'er Road are all worth trying; friends who especially like to eat fish, especially

Recommended Sapa, this is a good place to eat spicy and sour fish.

Of course, I would like to remind you that the quality of wild fish and fish pond fish from Erhai Lake are different, and the prices are also different.

Dali rawhide Dali rawhide first originated in Eryuan County and developed into a traditional dish of the Dali people. The local dialect calls this way of eating "Haiger".

Special attention is paid to the selection and production of rawhide. The best rawhide uses pig hind legs, tenderloins, and loins as the main ingredients. The outer skin of the pig is roasted over a fire with straw or wheat straw until the surface of the pigskin turns yellow, and then washed with water.

Serve raw with condiments.

There are generally two ways to eat it: one is to not put the rawhide and condiments together and eat them with the condiments; the other is to mix the condiments with the rawhide and meat and make it directly into a cold dish.

The most authentic rawhide tastes delicate but not fishy, ??sour but not disgusting, spicy and fragrant, and its deliciousness is amazing.

Food Tips: There are different ways of eating rawhide in different parts of Dali. The particularly recommended ones are Wanqiao rawhide, Zhoucheng rawhide, and Eryuan rawhide.

Some eat raw meat mixed with sour pickles, shredded radish, and shredded watermelons, while others have to be "dipped in water."

A simple dipping solution is ground Sichuan peppercorns and salt, which can be eaten directly.

The other is to make a bowl of colorful dipping sauces with water. The way to eat them is different and the taste is different.

Of course, rawhide is a cold dish, and people with weak stomachs can selectively eat it in small amounts.

Xizhou Baba is a popular snack in urban and rural areas of Dali, also known as Posu. It is a wheat flour pancake with complete color, aroma and taste. Xizhou's local Bai traditional cake is the most famous.

Xizhou Baba has two flavors: sweet and salty.

The salty ones are sprinkled with chopped green onion, salt and Sichuan peppercorns; the sweet cakes are filled with ham, diced meat, and rose sugar to enhance the flavor. When baking, the upper and lower layers of charcoal fire are used to slowly roast the oily cakes in the pot until they turn yellow.

Fragrant until crispy.

Whether it's sweet or salty, the ultimate natural flavor and crispy and smooth texture are unforgettable.

Food Tips Xizhou Baba can be bought from Xizhou to Xiaguan. The one at the entrance of the old house of Yanjia Courtyard in Xizhou Ancient Town is the most authentic. It usually costs 3 to 5 yuan each. It has two flavors: sweet and salty.

Every flavor is worth trying.

Tuba Bowl If you are a guest at a Bai people's home, or attend a Bai wedding banquet, you will have the opportunity to eat the traditional Bai dish - "Tuba Bowl".

The Tuba Bowl consists of eight dishes: red yeast meat, steamed fish with rice flour, Qianzhang Pork, fungus tofu, crispy meat with bamboo shoots, vermicelli noodles, golden beans, lily meatballs, plus a platter and shrimp soup.

A variety of dishes combine sour, sweet, numbing and spicy flavors. Regardless of age, everyone can find delicious food that suits their appetite and has a nourishing effect on the body.

Food Tips If you have friends in Dali, or have the opportunity to attend an authentic Bai Tuba Bowl banquet, you should generally let the reputable elders among the guests sit first, which is commonly known as "opening the banquet."