Yunnan Jianshui is a famous pottery town, its red clay pottery color is lovely, fine craftsmanship, red clay pottery, a bulk of products is "steam pot". This "pot" is actually not a pot in the ordinary sense, it looks like a bowl and have a cover, uncovered a look, the center has a protruding round cavity through the bottom, such as the upper half of the hot pot. This round cavity is the mouth of the steam, pot, so that the food is heated, steamed. This steamer is a major invention of Yunnan cuisine, and steamer chicken is the most typical.