My hometown is Lijiang. Lijiang Tourism In addition to the scenery of Lijiang, Lijiang’s snacks are also very famous. You must try them. Only when you truly taste Lijiang’s special snacks can you truly arrive in Lijiang. Here are the Lijiang snacks that the editor has tasted
Let’s share some special snacks with you.
1. Lijiang Baba Lijiang Baba is a unique delicacy of the Naxi people. It has a long history and is famous in western Yunnan. It is known as "Lijiang Baba and Heqing Wine". As early as the Ming Dynasty, "Xu Xiake's Travel Notes" recorded that he tasted "Shortcake"
?Puff Pastry Pancake? is today’s Lijiang Baba.
Some people say it looks like pancakes, some people say it looks like stuffed pancakes, and some people say it looks like burritos.
Main materials: wheat flour, vegetable oil, lard oil, sesame, sugar or ham, etc.
Taste and Flavor: Lijiang Baba has two flavors: sweet and salty. It is golden in color, fragrant and crispy in texture. If paired with butter tea, it will be a delicacy in the world and its taste is endless.
Lijiang Baba streets and alleys and various food stalls can be seen everywhere.
2. Dongba grilled fish Dongba grilled fish is a popular delicacy on the Tea Horse Road in Lijiang.
The method of Dongba grilled fish is to cut the fish belly open and remove the internal organs, then marinate it with salt, pepper, and five-spice powder for a period of time. Then put it in an iron pot and grill it over slow fire until the flavor is absorbed.
Fry in oil pan.
The whole grilled fish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and tastes very delicious.
Together with the flavored black bean sauce, the whole fish has a very fragrant flavor.
Coupled with a variety of delicious condiments, it makes people have endless aftertaste.
Dongba grilled fish must be a must-eat dish in Lijiang.
Lijiang has both small restaurants and Naxi restaurants.
3. Naxi BBQ Naxi BBQ, its barbecue method is very local.
It uses an oven shaped like a water tank, with the middle part filled with charcoal fire. A circle of hooks for hanging meat are tied around the oven. The marinated meat is hung on the iron wire. Just looking at it makes people mouth-watering.
Water overflows.
Its main ingredient is pork belly from local pigs cut to a moderate thickness and grilled.
The pork roasted in this way has golden and crispy skin, fat but not greasy, lean but not woody, and has a crisp texture. It is dipped in local chili powder and topped with fried mint. It tastes very delicious.
You can make it in almost every hotel or restaurant in Lijiang, and the methods are the same.
4. Rice enema is a unique flavor food in Lijiang.
Rice sausage is made from pig blood, rice and various spices, mixed together according to a certain ratio and filled with processed pig intestines.
When eating, cut into round slices, fry in hot oil, or steam in a steamer.
Rice enema has a simple and shiny color, rich fragrance and high nutritional value. It is a good product for replenishing blood and qi.
Don’t be scared by the dark appearance. You won’t know how delicious it is until you try it. Don’t miss it when you go to Lijiang.
There are various food stalls, barbecue stalls and restaurants in Lijiang, so you must try them.
5. Chicken bean jelly Chicken bean jelly is a Lijiang specialty jelly snack.
For hundreds of years, chickpea jelly, a snack that has been popular in Lijiang for a long time, is eaten cold in the summer and hot in the cold. It is extremely delicate, smooth and delicious, and is a delicious dish that goes well with rice and wine.
The jelly sellers in the streets and alleys are prepared to adapt to customer requirements.
It is mostly eaten cold in the summer season. The crystal powder slices are marinated with red peppers, green leeks, Sichuan peppercorns, green onions, mustard, sour vinegar and other condiments.
It is mostly eaten hot in the cold season. The square noodles are fried to brown on both sides in a pan, and then various spicy, spicy, and sour seasonings are added according to each person's taste. One bowl of it will warm your whole body.
You can see it everywhere at the entrance of the ancient city, Red Sun Square, Sifang Street and snack streets.
6. Grilled bait cubes Bait cubes are a local specialty.
It is made of cooked rice pressed into blocks, usually in the shape of a round pancake.
Grill over charcoal fire, then coat with sauce and vegetables.
The fragrance of rice combined with the flavor of sauce is a food generally loved by Yunnan people.
Whether breakfast or dinner, you can find it on the roadside.
The price is cheap and the quantity is sufficient.
There are no other requirements, the key is that the sauce is good to taste.
Other sauerkraut and the like seem to be pretty much the same.
I recommend the one near the cinema, Aqiang Grilled Bait Nuggets, which is really delicious.
7. Butter tea is the main way of drinking tea for many ethnic groups in Lijiang area, and it is also a necessary food for them to start their day.
For those who drink butter tea for the first time, the first sip will feel strange, but if you insist on taking another sip, you will be able to appreciate the mellow aroma.
Local people eat Lijiang Baba and butter tea together, which makes it more delicious when eaten together.
Sweet butter tea has a strong fishy smell, so first-timers are best to try the salty taste.
There are breakfast shops in the streets and alleys opened by locals, some are opened by outsiders, and some are not.
8. Lijiang Cured Pork Ribs Hot Pot is one of the traditional delicacies of Lijiang, Yunnan.
Many people don’t know the origin of this dish.
It is a main dish in the third layer of the Naxi famous dish "Three Layers of Water" - "The Warm Layers of Water".
Sandieshui is equivalent to the Naxi people's Manchu-Han banquet. This dish is only served to the most distinguished guests.
It is said that when Xu Xiake visited Lijiang, the Naxi chieftain entertained him with 108 "sandie water".
Lijiang Cured Pork Ribs Hot Pot uses pork ribs that have been marinated in local methods and stewed in a casserole. It is usually served with fresh vegetables: mint, leek root, tomatoes, celery, potatoes, wild mushrooms, mushrooms, isatis root, vermicelli, etc.