Shangri-La cuisine includes Shangri-La Baba, Diqing Tuorou, Pipa, Buckwheat Baba, milk residue, Diqing rice enema, Shangri-La butter tea, and Yunnan yogurt. Ciba is one of the traditional staple foods of Tibetan herdsmen. "Ciba" is a Tibetan transliteration of fried noodles, which is actually highland barley fried noodles. It is the staple food that Tibetan people must eat every day. When you are a guest in the home of a Tibetan compatriot, the host will definitely bring you fragrant milk tea and a table full of golden ghee, milk yellow "qula" (casein) and sugar highland barley fried noodles.

Diqing Tuotuo Meat is named after its weight is about 232 pounds. Tuotuo meat is the main meat form of Yi people in Diqing. Chop pork, mutton and beef and cook them in cold water without any seasoning, including salt.