Most of the De'ang people eat rice as their staple food, with cereals and potatoes as a staple food in some areas.

They are all eaten by steaming and stewing, and are good at making various grain products, such as pea flour, tofu, rice noodles, rice cakes, dada, glutinous rice balls, etc.

There are many kinds of vegetables. Bamboo shoots are one of the vegetables that are available all year round. In addition to being eaten fresh, they are often processed into sour bamboo shoots or dried bamboo shoots for consumption.

When eating other vegetables, it is customary to add sour bamboo shoots when stewing them, or add oil, black beans, and salt to make a mixed stew.

Sour bamboo shoots are very versatile and can be used as seasoning when stewing chicken, stir-frying meat or cooking fish.

Influenced by the local Han people, many Han-style pickles and fermented bean curd are also common side dishes on the tables of the De'ang people.

Extended information: The De'ang ethnic group, also known as the "Benglong ethnic group", is a mountain minority in the border area between China and Myanmar.

There are three dialects of "Jin", and there is no written language of the ethnic group. Due to long-term coexistence with Dai, Han, Jingpo and other ethnic groups, many people understand Dai, Chinese and Jingpo languages.

The De'ang ethnic group mainly lives in the border area between the People's Republic of China and the Union of Myanmar. It is a typical ethnic group dispersed in small groups and has a very wide distribution range. On the Chinese side, it is mainly distributed in Dehong, Yunnan Province and

There are 9 counties and cities in 3 prefectures including Baoshan and Lincang, and the Myanmar side is in Shan State, Kachin State and other places.

According to the sixth national census in 2010, the total population of the Deang ethnic group was 20,556.