The top ten specialties that must be bought in Yunnan are: Ramaden pomegranate, Yunnan eight cakes, cake rolls, linen rice dumplings, Xuanwei ham, Guandu cake, Chenggong Baozhu pear, Yiliang salted duck, Pu'an Sugar cane and Jiahua flower cakes.

1. Ramadan pomegranate

Ramaden pomegranate has the characteristics of large fruit, bright color, crystal-colored seeds, sweet taste and juicy taste. Ramadan pomegranate has leathery calyx, nearly spherical berries, and matures in autumn. The fleshy layer of the seeds is eaten fresh or processed into a refreshing drink.

2. Dianba Piece Pastry

Dianba Piece Pastry is an authentic Kunming-style pastry. It uses raw materials with local characteristics and is carefully prepared using the traditional "two-sided fire" baking process. It is similar to Yunnan’s Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes. Each box contains eight pieces, with eight varieties and eight flavors, so it is called "Dian Eight Pieces".

3. Papa rolls

Papa rolls are a very distinctive local food in Fengqing County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province. The method is to bake the "baba" first, coat it with "oil powder" and condiments, and finally roll it up with "croaker" to make it, which has a unique flavor. The so-called "Papa" is rice cake, which is made of rice flour and is 10cm wide, 20cm long and about 0.7cm thick.

4. Mayi rice dumplings

Mai rice dumplings are fried pastries made from wheat flour and white sugar. They are shaped like "Qianjun buttons". It is golden in color, covered with sesame sugar coating on the surface, and filled with sugar paste inside. It tastes sweet and creamy.

5. Xuanwei Ham

Xuanwei ham is one of the famous local specialties in Yunnan Province. It is named after it is produced in Xuanwei. Its main characteristics are: it looks like a pipa, with only big bones and small bones, thin skin, thick flesh and moderate fatness; when cut into sections, it has a strong aroma and bright color, the lean meat is bright red or rose, the fat meat is milky white, and the bones are slightly pink, like The blood is still moist.

6. Guandu Baba

Guandu Baba is a local specialty of Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. It is baked pasta and contains finely ground sesame, peanuts, walnuts, etc. Nuts and sugar are mixed into the filling, which is soft, sweet and very delicious.

7. Chenggong Baozhu Pear

Chenggong Baozhu Pear is a specialty of Chenggong District, Yunnan Province, and a national geographical indication product of China. The fruit of Chenggong Baozhu Pear is nearly round, with short and thick stems, green skin, white flesh, crisp, tender, juicy and palatable sweetness.

8. Yiliang salted duck

Yiliang salted duck is a specialty of Yunnan. Before 1950, it was self-produced and eaten, sold sporadically, and sold in small quantities to Kunming and other places. After technical processing, strong duck was selected. The finished product is oily in color, the meat is delicious and tender, fragrant and delicious, and salty. It is a good food and gift. It is sold domestically throughout the province and exported to Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and other countries and regions.

9. Puhui sugarcane

Puhui sugarcane is produced in Yunnan and is a specialty agricultural product of Yunnan. Sugarcane has high quality, high sugar content and large planting area. It is an important local agricultural economic crop.

10. Flower Cake

Flower Cake is a snack with flour, roses, magnolia, chrysanthemum, etc. as the main raw materials. Shortbread made with Yunnan’s unique edible roses is a representative of Yunnan’s classic dim sum with Yunnan characteristics.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Ramadan Pomegranate, Baidu Encyclopedia - Puyang Sugar Cane