Hand-grabbed rice is one of the traditional delicacies in Yunnan Province, and Nujiang area is famous for it. Hand-grabbed rice is different from rice or noodles in other places. It is made of wheat flour and soybeans. The local people knead the wheat flour made into dough into small balls, then spread the soybean flour on the chopping board, put the wheat balls on it, air them for several hours, and then eat them when the flour is fermented. Hand-grabbed rice tastes soft, sweet and delicious, and it has the smell of soybeans. The hand-grabbed rice in Nujiang is more delicious than that in other places.

There are many kinds of hand-grabbed rice in Nujiang area, besides soybeans and black beans, there are many flavors such as peanuts and mung beans. In the town near the Nujiang River, there is a place called Waterfall. There is a long street filled with red tables and chairs and a barbecue oven. Vendors put their hand-grabbed rice on the oven to heat it, and then put it in a steaming copper plate, with seasonings such as oil chili pepper, green and red peppers, sauerkraut, etc., which makes people salivate. The hand-grabbed rice here is very popular with young people. They will get together, taste this food in the long street, and enjoy the sunshine and good times.

Nujiang's hand-grabbed rice plays an important role in the lives of local people. This dish is not only their staple food, but also their spiritual nourishment and sustenance. Locals often say that eating a bowl of hand-grabbed rice is equivalent to eating a bowl of home. The inheritance and development of this kind of food has also become a part of local culture. Therefore, if you come to the Nujiang area, you must taste this kind of food and let your thoughts drift with the aroma of the food in the time beside the Nujiang River.