The delicacies of Lijiang, Yunnan include: 1. Chicken pea jelly.
Chicken pea jelly is a traditional food loved by the Naxi people. It is native to Lijiang Dam and belongs to the family Soybean. It is called chicken pea jelly because it is shaped like the eyes on the head of a chicken.
This kind of beans is ground into vermicelli, which is gray-green in color. It is delicious when fried or served cold. It is a delicacy on the table of the Naxi people.
2. Lijiang Baba.
The main raw material is local fine wheat noodles, plus ham, oil, sugar and other seasonings, mix them thoroughly and knead them into layers.
Take a bite of it, golden and crispy, sweet and delicious, oily but not greasy.
3. Rice enema.
Rice sausage is a rice sausage made by mixing pig blood, rice and various spices together according to a certain ratio, and then filling it with processed pig intestines.
4. Naxi barbecue.
"Naxi Barbecue" is a traditional caravan dish popular on Lijiang Tea Horse Road. The main ingredient is pork belly. The skin is golden and crispy, fat but not greasy, thin but not woody, and has a crispy texture.
5. Eight-treasure pineapple rice.
Pineapple rice is a traditional snack in Lijiang. It is steamed glutinous rice, mixed with sugar, oil, osmanthus, and poured into a container filled with red dates, barley, lotus seeds, longan, and other fruit ingredients. After steaming, it is poured with sugar marinade.
Serve.
It has a sweet taste and is a great treat for holidays and entertaining guests.
6. Lugu Lake sake.
Lugu Lake sake is a specialty of Ninglang County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province.
Lugu Lake sake is made from precious yam, corn, tartary buckwheat, wheat and high-quality alpine spring water as raw materials.
The wine is clear and transparent, sweet and mellow, with a rich mouthfeel, pure and aromatic taste, sweet aftertaste, and unique style.