Dali is not only a tourist attraction, but also a gourmet kingdom. No matter in the stalls in the streets of the ancient city or in a small restaurant with strong Bai customs, there should not be too much food!

Xizhou Baba

Xizhou Baba is a flavor snack popular in urban and rural areas of Dali, also known as Posu, which is a kind of wheat flour scone with perfect color, fragrance and taste, and is most famous for its traditional Baba in Xizhou. Xizhou Baba has two tastes: sweet and salty. Salty with chopped green onion, salt and pepper; Cookies are flavored with ham, diced meat, and rose sugar. When baking, two layers of charcoal fire are used to slowly bake the Baba in the pan until it is crisp. Whether it is sweet or salty, the natural fragrance and crisp and smooth taste that play to the extreme are unforgettable.

Yong Ping Huang Ji

Yong Ping Huang Ji is known as "a chicken in western Yunnan". It is very particular about the selection of materials. It must be a local high-quality native chicken to ensure the fresh and flexible taste of the chicken. It is cooked with more than a dozen ingredients such as high-quality pepper, tsaoko, garlic, dried pepper and ginger. It is golden in color, crisp in appearance, tender and delicious in chicken, and is very popular among diners. Dali's annual "March Street" is a grand event to enjoy Yongping braised chicken. Friends visiting March Street, if they want to eat braised chicken, turn into a shop everywhere and have a cup of tea. After a while, a plate of Yongping braised chicken will be freshly baked, and it will be served with Yongping special kimchi to soak in chili pepper. The chicken is smooth and the kimchi is sour and refreshing, which makes people eat but not greasy and linger.

Dali casserole fish

Bai people pay attention to "freshness" in eating fish, and it is unique to eat fish in the Erhai Lake in Dali. Melting snow from the snow-capped mountains merged into the water of Erhai Lake, so the water quality nourished the exceptionally fresh Erhai fish. The famous Dali "casserole fish" is made of fresh carp produced in Erhai Lake with more than ten kinds of ingredients, such as tender chicken slices, ham and mushrooms, and cooked slowly in a casserole produced in Xiangyun. When you are on the table, the large pad paved with vegetable leaves is boiling in the pot, fragrant, red and green, and colorful, which makes people move their index fingers when they see it. Eat it while it is hot, and taste the fish that has absorbed more than ten kinds of rich ingredients, which is called a delicate and delicious fish.

Dali cold rice noodles

Rice noodles are a special food in Yunnan. As the name implies, it is a linear food made of rice, which can be cooked, fried and mixed with brine. In Dali, locals like to eat cold rice noodles, and different ethnic groups naturally have different stresses. Hui people like cold chicken rice noodles, that is, tear the cooked boiled chicken into strips and mix them into rice noodles, add plum vinegar and some seasonings, and finally pour a spoonful of halogen water, which is the best choice for appetizing and relieving summer heat. In Bai people's homes, people like to eat raw skin and cold rice noodles. Eating raw skin alone is a bit greasy, but if it is mixed with rice noodles, it will neutralize the taste, add shredded radish and some seasonings, and a bowl of special food will be baked. With the sweet and sour taste of cold chicken rice noodles, raw skin cold rice noodles are biased in taste and upgraded in sour and spicy taste, which is a must-eat food in Dali.

Dali rawhide

Dali rawhide originated in Eryuan County, and has developed into a traditional dish of Dali people. The local dialect calls it "Haiger". The selection and production of raw hides are particularly particular. For the best raw hides, the pork hind legs, loin and waist are selected as the main ingredients, and the pig skins are roasted with rice straw or wheat straw until the surface of the pig skins turns yellow, then washed with water and eaten raw with seasonings. Generally, there are two ways to eat: one is that raw hides and condiments are not put together, and they are dipped in condiments when eating; One is to mix seasoning with raw skin and raw meat and make a cold salad directly. The most authentic rawhide tastes delicate but not fishy, sour but not evil, spicy and fragrant, which is delicious and amazing.

Tuba Bowl

If you visit Bai people's homes or attend Bai weddings and funerals, you will have a chance to eat the traditional dishes of Bai people-"Tuba Bowl". Tuba Bowl refers to eight dishes, including red rice meat, steamed fish with flour, thousand pieces of meat, fungus tofu, crispy bamboo shoots, water vermicelli, golden silk beans, and lily meatballs, plus a platter and shrimp soup. A variety of dishes combine sour, sweet, hemp and spicy flavors, and no matter young or old, you can find delicious food that suits your appetite and has nourishing effects on your body.

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