Ethnic minorities have rich characteristics.
This is a "natural oxygen bar"
There are many delicious foods.
"Eating fish and shrimp is too greasy, and it is new sauerkraut." Speaking of Xinping's first specialty and food, it is Xinping's pickles.
Xinping pickles are golden in color and long in size. When eaten, they are tender, crisp and moist, delicious and moderately sweet and sour. When eating, their lips and teeth will produce saliva, and the hot and sour taste will reach the five internal organs. Their intuition is refreshing and their appetite is wide open. It can be described as the best in pickles.
Xinping specialty pickled fish is pickled fish, which is not only good in meat color and unique in flavor, but also sour, tender and delicious. It is one of the best dishes commonly used by Dai people when they receive distinguished guests, to show their respect and love for their guests.
Mosha is a small town. If there is anything else that is its landmark, it must be the spicy fried snails on the night market stalls.
Mosha Town is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Red River. The majestic Ailao Mountain and the clear and tender red river water not only gave birth to the noble and simple Huayao Dai people, but also the snails growing in the beautiful mountains and rivers fed on the nutrient-rich microorganisms and aquatic plants in the soil and grew into the "first snail in the Red River".
People say that when you reach the desert, you must eat snails, because you come to the desert. Many people taste the desert snail for the first time because of its reputation, and most people will never forget it after eating it. So many people are back, and the taste buds bewitched by food are constantly scratching their nerves, just like men bewitched by beautiful women.
Yaonan ham is a specialty of Yaonan in Ailaoshan, Xinping County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province.
Yaonan is located in the middle of Ailao Mountain in Xinping County, with an altitude of1.960m.. It has a unique climate and natural advantages. Yaonan ham is made from local pigs, and the feeding cycle is two years.
After slaughter, use hind leg meat, marinate with salt 15 ~ 20 days, dry with water pressure, and then smoke in a cool, dry and ventilated farmhouse for 3 months.
The cut muscle is ruddy in color, white in fat, tender in meat, rich in fragrance, full of fragrance, crisp in skin and instant in fat.
Xinping litchi is especially famous for its "Feizixiao", "Dahongpao" and "March Red" litchi in Yaojie Town.
The princess smile produced by it is also called jade purse. The legend of the name "Laughing Princess" originated from Du Mu's poem "Riding on the princess of mortals and laughing, no one knew it was litchi" in Tang Dynasty. Its fruit is green and reddish, with small meat thickness, tender and crisp meat, sweet and slightly fragrant, and excellent quality, which is most suitable for fresh food.
The skin of Dahongpao litchi is bright red, which makes people fondle it. It is famous for its fragrance, freshness, smoothness and sweetness, which is memorable.
March Red is an early maturing variety, which matures at the beginning of May every year. The fruit is big, the skin is bright red, the meat is thick, the meat is Bai La color, the meat is slightly thick and tough, juicy, sweet and sour, and the most delicious thing is refreshing.
Dai women roast the captured Monopterus albus in the fire until it is half cooked, take out the intestines, wash them, dry them in the sun and fry them in oil. This kind of Monopterus albus is crispy and often used as a kind of appetizer.
Not only that, the unique dried Monopterus albus and salted duck eggs have also become a must-eat food for tourists visiting Huayao Dai.
If a friend has never eaten dried eel or salted duck eggs, it is really a waste of time for him to come to Xinping.
Three treasures of Ailao Mountain are mainly produced in the main peak area of Ailao Mountain in Xinping County.
Beet, also known as Pearl Lai, tastes delicious and cool. Cephalotaxus fortunei, a woody plant, tastes bitter and delicious; Goat milk dish is named after its pulp is the same as goat milk.
Xinping lotus root starch is a traditional product in Xinping county with a long history, which is mainly produced in Naxi nationality and ancient city areas in Pingdian. Xinping lotus root starch is made of lotus root starch, sucrose and natural instant solvent through fine mixing, crushing, measuring and packaging.
The color of the finished product is gray, and there are almost no impurities. It can be made into transparent colloid by boiling water, which is light amber, fragrant, sweet, smooth and delicious. It has the effects of clearing away heat, tranquilizing mind, regulating stomach and stimulating appetite. Easy to store, convenient to carry and eat, and rich in nutrition. It is a good product for traveling and giving gifts to relatives and friends.