Top Ten Famous Specialties of Yunnan
Yunnan is known as the "kingdom of plants, animals, and non-ferrous metals" and has countless famous specialties, especially tobacco leaves, Pu'er tea, and medicinal materials. , edible fungi, etc. are the most famous. Below we have sorted out the top ten famous specialties of Yunnan, come and take a look.
NO1. Pu'er tea
There are two kinds of drinkable antiques in the world: French wine and Yunnan Pu'er tea. Yunnan has a history of growing Pu'er tea for more than 3,000 years. Pu'er tea has a sharp and long-lasting aroma, a unique aroma, a rich and mellow taste, and is durable in brewing. It still has a fragrance after being brewed seven or eight times. Drinking Pu'er tea is not only a taste of it, but also a kind of admiration for the history and culture of Pu'er tea for more than 3,000 years.
NO2. Cigarettes
Yunnan is a major tobacco planting and cigarette production province. The nationally famous Hongtashan, Yunyan, Dachongjiu, Honghe and other brand cigarettes are produced in Yunnan. The "two tobacco" taxes on tobacco leaf cultivation and cigarette production in the province accounted for 75% of local fiscal revenue at their peak. Yunnan cigarettes are flavorful and strong, and the packaging is high-end and classy. If you smoke Yunnan cigarettes, other cigarettes will no longer be called cigarettes.
NO3. Medicinal materials
Yunnan is a famous hometown of medicinal materials in my country. The complex natural and geographical conditions here are conducive to the growth of a variety of medicinal materials. Yunnan produces more than 1,000 types of medicinal materials. , accounting for 70% of the country’s medicinal materials, among which Panax notoginseng, Gastrodia elata, Ganoderma lucidum, Cordyceps, Maca and other varieties enjoy high reputation at home and abroad. The Chinese patent medicine "Yunnan Baiyao" is famous all over the world.
NO4. Purple pottery
Jianshui purple pottery is a traditional handicraft of the Han nationality with a long history. It is named after the reddish purple color produced in Jianshui, Yunnan. It is similar to Yixing pottery in Jiangsu and Ni pottery in Guangxi. Xing Tao and Sichuan Rongchang Tao are also known as the four famous pottery in China. Jianshui purple pottery is made from the five-color soil of red, yellow, purple, green and white, which is unique and abundant in the local area. Adopting the artistic technique of "cut off simple pieces and remnant paste", "light and bright" decorative effect and unglazed polishing process, the art of calligraphy and purple pottery processing technology are perfectly combined. The products are rich, diverse and exquisite.
NO5. Edible fungi
Edible fungi contain a variety of amino acids, are delicious and nutritious, and are regarded as precious "mountain delicacies". There are more than 600 kinds of edible fungi in the world, including more than 300 kinds in Yunnan. The more famous edible fungi include: Dictyophora fungi, matsutake mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, tiger palm fungus, hericium fungi, black fungus, white fungus, ganba fungus, green head fungus, chanterelles, morels, etc. From April to November every year, different types of wild fungi emerge one after another, with different flavors and textures, teasing your taste buds at any time.
NO6. Yunnan spotted copper
Spotted copper is a unique folk traditional handicraft in Yunnan. It originated from Yunnan bronzes and was first seen in the world in the Ming Dynasty. The craftsmanship of born copper is complex and strict. It uses high-grade copper-based alloy raw materials. After casting, precision polishing, and complex post-processing, it is "wonderful because of its spots, valuable because of its richness" and has a brownish-red surface. It is unique with its bizarre twinkling, brilliant mottled inkstones, and subtle changes in mottled flowers. It can be called the crown of metal craftsmanship.
NO7. Marble
Marble is named after it is abundant in Dali, Yunnan, China. Marble is very beautiful after polishing. It is mainly used to process into various shapes and plates for walls, floors, platforms, and columns of buildings. It is also often used as a material for monumental buildings such as monuments, towers, statues, etc. A marble slab is laid on the dining table and coffee table, which is both beautiful and elegant, and clean and tidy.
NO8. Fruit
“Fruits are ripe all year round, so you can’t eat them all year round.” You read that right, Yunnan is so capricious! Yunnan has small temperature differences throughout the four seasons, large altitude differences, and the three-dimensional climate and ecological environment provide a suitable growing environment for many fruits. In addition to the common apples, watermelons, pears, peaches, apricots, and plums, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, lychees, longans, papayas, tamarinds, loquats, and pomegranates are the business cards of Yunnan fruits. There are so many strange wild fruits that I can’t even name.
Come and taste it yourself if you have the chance!
NO9. Flowers
From the top of the snow-covered mountains in Shangri-La to the tropical primeval forests of Xishuangbanna, all kinds of flowers and plants are vying for beauty, which is fascinating. Pleasant to the eyes, camellia, rhododendron, magnolia, primrose, lily, gentian, orchid, and green velvet have long been famous and are known as the eight famous flowers of Yunnan. For flowers across the country, look to Yunnan, and for flowers from Yunnan, look to Dounan. Dounan, Kunming, Yunnan has the largest fresh cut flower trading market in China and even Asia. It is a famous flower capital and is known as "Golden Dounan". Flower cakes made of flowers and flower feasts are also one of the most famous delicacies in Yunnan.
NO10. Food
Yunnan has the beautiful scenery of "one mountain is divided into four seasons, and the sky is different ten miles away", and it also has the food of "four seasons in one day, and ten meals with different tastes". Yunnan's food blends strong regional characteristics and folk customs. Yunnan cuisine is characterized by its wide range of ingredients, variety, exquisite techniques, ingenious shapes and tastes. Cross-bridge rice noodles, steam pot chicken, Xuanwei ham, bait cubes, roasted tofu, bean curd rice noodles, fire gourd beef, lamb soup pot, butchered pig rice, milk fan, fire-roasted dried ham, stone pot fish, food business cards of different regions and different ethnic groups The special flavor will satisfy your taste anytime and anywhere.
Attachment: What are the specialties of Maitreya in Yunnan
Food
1. Grapes and wine - pure natural high-quality grapes with rich varieties! The "Dianyun" brand wine produced has five series and dozens of varieties, which are exported to all parts of China and neighboring countries, and has won honorary titles such as "China Famous Brand Product".
2. Local chickens and local eggs - local chickens that grow naturally in mountains, forests and orchards. The meat is delicious, nutritious and pollution-free. Meat and eggs are green foods.
3. Native honey - the honey produced by native bees is rare, and the honey is original and natural, pure and pollution-free. It is the best health and beauty product!
4. Braised chicken - authentic and authentic, complete in color, aroma, taste and shape!
5. Preserved fruits - Hongxi preserved fruits have a history of hundreds of years. They are golden in color, sweet in taste, refreshing in the mouth, delicate and smooth, and crystal clear.
6. Brown sugar - the best brown sugar in China is in Yunnan, and the best brown sugar in Yunnan is in Zhuyuan. Maitreya brown sugar is mainly produced in Zhuyuan and Pengpu areas. It has a tropical climate, rich water resources, and several Longtans. The sugar cane in this area is irrigated, and the water source is free from any pollution; the brown sugar produced is purely natural, has a mellow taste and higher nutritional value!
7. The Four Treasures of Keyi - from the original ecological natural village of Keyi. The raw materials are all produced by farmers. They are delicious. Regular consumption of Keyi's specialties can prolong your life! Which four treasures are they? (Pork bone ginseng, chicken bone ginseng, fried meat, chicken fir oil)
8. Feng blown bean drum - using high-quality soybeans as the main ingredient, after washing, soaking, cooking, fermentation Air-dry, add ingredients and marinate, and the finished product will be ready in two months. It has a unique taste and is an essential side dish on the Maitreya table!
Cigarettes
Reasons for taking away cigarettes: Honghe Cigarette Factory is the only tobacco industry enterprise in the country that only produces a single brand. The "Honghe" brand is deeply loved by consumers and has been rated as "National Famous and Quality Cigarettes".
National Costumes
Reasons for taking away national costumes: There are 26 ethnic groups in Yunnan, and the costumes of each ethnic group are works of art. The Maitreya Yi ethnic group is the largest, and their costumes are also unique.
Small trinkets
Reasons for taking away trinkets: Unique trinkets are cheap and easy to carry, and any one you buy may be out of print! ;