Everyone is familiar with riding an elephant to school, eighteen eccentrics in Yunnan, poppies, marriage, indigenous people walking around and peacocks. ......

Have you forgotten that Yunnan still has these reputations: animal kingdom, plant kingdom, treasure house of medicinal materials, hometown of spices and natural gardens? ......

Yunnan, located in the southwest border of China, is one of the important birthplaces of human civilization.

There are 56 ethnic groups in China and 52 ethnic groups in Yunnan. In addition to the Han nationality, there are 25 ethnic groups with a population of more than 5,000 and some inhabited areas, mainly living in Pingba, border areas, river valleys, semi-mountainous areas and high mountainous areas.

These unique reputations and unique geographical environment have created the unique taste of Yunnan.

Yunnan is remote, with a vast territory, rich natural resources and many special cuisines. Don't miss your trip to Yunnan.

Yunnan red meat

Why red meat? Because foreigners are not used to it. Fresh pig blood and cooked pork are red inside and out, which makes some people feel scared. Actually, it tastes very good. In addition to pig blood, olive bark, ginger, garlic, pepper and coriander were added.

Some people think red meat is unsanitary. In fact, pig blood is fresh pig blood that must be quarantined and free from any disease. Moreover, spices such as pepper and pepper also play a bactericidal role in the mixing process, so red meat can be safely eaten. The people who eat this dish the most are Pu 'er people, and basically authentic Pu 'er people have eaten this dish.

Yunnan bone health

Bones are also called pickled bones. Some fresh and fleshy pork ribs, skulls and spines are chopped again and again with a bone crusher, and then salt, ginger, onion, garlic, tsaoko powder, pepper, star anise powder, Chili powder, corn wine and so on are added. After mixing evenly, put the bone paste into a washed pottery jar and seal it by hand, and it can be eaten after one month.

Bones are fragrant, sour, sweet and spicy, and rich in calcium, protein and fat, which can promote the healthy growth of children and treat rickets. Usually used for stewing meat or eating directly.

Yunnan Wa nationality mouse porridge

Eating mice and insects is the eating habit of the Wa people. Many frontier nationalities have the habit of eating rats, but the rats they eat are mainly squirrels, burrowing rats and voles in the mountains. Select disease-free mice to pluck their hair and remove their bellies, wash them and cook them with rice, chicken, coriander, salt and pepper.

The mouse meat is tender and delicious. It is better to cook porridge with roasted mice than with fresh mice.

Yunnan bee pupa

Bee pupae are generally the larvae and pupae of wild bees such as wasps, wasps, black bees and ground bees. These bees belong to Insecta, Hymenoptera, Vespa and other families. Bee pupa is rich in nutrition, crisp and tender in taste, and it is a truly pure natural delicious food.

After boiling in boiling water, the black substance of bee pupa was removed, and then fried with a small amount of salt and ginger slices to make an appropriate Yunnan fairy appetizer.

Bamboo insects in Yunnan

Bamboo worms, also known as bamboo bees and bamboo maggots, feed on young bamboo shoots to absorb nutrients. Within 20 days, it grew from the size of rice grain to the size of fingers, parasitized in bamboo tubes, ate from bamboo tips one by one, and finally hid in the roots, stopped eating and prepared to break out of pupa. Bamboo worms are rich in high protein and amino acids. Look at the bamboo worms. It is fat and white, about 3 cm long, spindle-shaped, round, with thin eyes and a small black mouth. Some people praise it as cute, others hate it. But bamboo worms are sweet and fragrant, as if they taste like cream.

Bamboo worms only need to be fried with a little salt, which is delicious, nutritious and delicious.

Yunnan ant eggs

Ant egg is a traditional dish of Dai nationality, which is not only delicious, but also has high nutritional value. However, although ant eggs are delicious, they are extremely rare. Edible ant eggs are all laid by rhubarb ants that grow on trees. When climbing trees to get eggs, you will inevitably be bitten by ants, so there has been a long-standing saying among Dai people: "You can't eat ant eggs unless you are strong."

Ants are "advanced nutrition treasure house of micro-animals" and "natural medicine processing factory" that supplies human nutrition, and are beneficial friends of human health. Ant is a hot topic in the medical field at home and abroad in the 1990s, and it is the most valuable health care treasure today. In Compendium of Materia Medica, Zhouli Tiangong and Neizheng, it is recorded that a special sacrificial banquet for the emperor collected ants and ant eggs.

Toona yunnanensis

In Yunnan, we think Toona sinensis gives off a unique fragrance, while foreigners think it gives off an unpleasant smell. Toona sinensis can eat Toona sinensis buds. Every time around Grain Rain, it is the best time to pick fresh Toona sinensis buds. Clean them, then blanch them with water and add seasoning, so that delicious food can be made. In addition, many people will mix Chinese toon buds with pickles, which is also delicious.

Toona sinensis is pickled like pickles, which is most suitable for eating, especially glutinous rice.

Yunnan cattle spread skin

Its cooking method is quite special. It is necessary to kill cattle during festivals or happy events. After slaughtering cattle, take out the loin of cattle and roast it with torches, then cut it into filaments, mix it with cooked tripe, add spices such as ginger, garlic, pepper, peanut-flavored noodles and Zoko, and then mix it with boiled and filtered beef powder intestinal water or bile.

"Beef skimming" is characterized by delicate and delicious taste, pure fragrance and attractive color. It has the functions of invigorating stomach, eliminating dryness and heat, and stimulating appetite, and is deeply loved by people. What makes it special is the unique seasoning it uses-something that has been mixed with gastric juice in cattle stomach but has not been digested and absorbed. It sounds incredible, but without it, cows can't be called cows.

Where else did you eat strange food when you came to Yunnan?