Comprehensive list of Yunnan specialty snacks 1. Chicken boiled porridge: Chicken boiled porridge is the most popular porridge for the Wa people and is the best porridge for festivals or entertaining guests. The Wa people are located in the mountainous areas on the border of Yunnan. They live together as a group. Their folk customs are simple, they respect the old and love the young, and they treat guests like guests. After the custom porridge is served, the chicken head must be placed high in the porridge, and the host will offer the chicken head to the most distinguished guest or the elderly. Guests should greet each other with a smile, not refuse, and taste it in person. When eating this porridge, you must drink the traditional water and wine of the Low people to enjoy it. Taste the porridge, it has all five flavors, is fresh, sweet and moist. It is one meal, nourishing and strengthening the body. It is especially suitable for the elderly, young and infirm. It has the effect of nourishing the liver, nourishing yin and reducing fire, and increasing milk. .2. Plum green bean grits: Green beans are the tender fruits of soybeans (soybeans). It is rich in protein, including a variety of essential amino acids for the human body, especially high in lysine. Its products do not contain cholesterol and can prevent cardiovascular disease. Soybeans are grown throughout Yunnan, but they are mostly eaten as vegetables. Every year in April and May, they gradually become plump and green. When you pick them back and peel off their shells, you will see each one is green and lovely. When fried, it is tender and delicious; when cooked, it is sweet and glutinous. Green bean grits have the best of both worlds, and can be more varied by adding some seasonings. It is easy to digest and absorb, suitable for all ages. This product is fragrant, sweet and melts into sand, making it enjoyable to watch and enjoy. Green beans are the tender fruits of soybeans (soybeans). It is rich in protein, including a variety of essential amino acids for the human body, especially high in lysine. Its products do not contain cholesterol and can prevent cardiovascular disease. 3. Eel cold rice noodles: Eel cold rice noodles are made with rice noodles as the main ingredient, and are eaten cold with eel, pork skin, mint, leeks and pea powder. The finished product is spicy and fragrant, and is a famous summer food. 4. Money Potato Pancake: Money Potato Pancake breaks through the traditional cooking methods of apples in terms of shape and frying, and adapts to the characteristics of Western guests who like to eat potatoes, bread, and fried food. This creation has been favored by foreign heads of state and central leaders. High praise. The finished dishes are carefully crafted, combining Chinese and Western styles, beautiful and generous, fresh and delicious, and unique in flavor. 5. Posu buns: Posu buns are the most popular snack in Kunming and have a unique flavor. In 1903, Lai Ba, a native of Yuxi, opened Shao Bai Lu near the gate of Cuihu in Kunming, specializing in making and selling this kind of steamed buns. Posu buns are made of rotten flour (large fermented dough) as the skin. They are sweet and salty, crisp and soft, and are especially popular among young and old. Children are naturally active. After tasting this delicious food, they will dance and dance. If they are not careful, they will fall to the ground. The buns immediately fell apart and were truly called Posu. From then on, the reputation of the buns with sugar legs and Posu spread throughout the city. 6. Lijiang Baba: A famous snack originating from the Naxi people in Lijiang, Yunnan. The Naxi people were originally the ancient Qiang people with a developed culture. The dam area is rich in wheat. Among the many ethnic groups in Yunnan, there is a saying that "the Dai people have glutinous rice and the Naxi people have wheat." The Naxi people are very particular about their cooking skills and like to eat Lijiang cake and butter tea for breakfast. Loves drinking and eating sour, spicy and pickled products. 7. Kaiyuan Small Roll Noodles Kaiyuan Small Roll Noodles are a snack unique to Yingshi in Kaiyuan City. It is made by steaming rice slurry into rice flour, wrapping it with stuffing, and then frying it to make it fresh and delicious. 8. Braised bait cubes in small pots are a popular food among Yunnan people. At the end of each year, farmers will select the best rice, wash and soak it, then steam it, put it in a pot and pound it into puree, and knead it into long pieces while it is hot. Square, oval, oblate and other shapes. After cooling, it becomes bait block. Leave it for three or four days and then soak it in cold water (change the water once a day) to preserve it for several months. When making braised bait cubes in small pots in Kunming, they mostly use bait cubes produced in Guandu, cut into shreds and topped with pea tips, and braised with special copper pottery and various seasonings. 9. Cold pea powder Cold pea powder is a midsummer snack in Yunnan. The mention of cold pea powder by middle-aged and elderly people in Kunming will bring back the warmest memories of their youth. It is still a summer cold food prepared by families. The finished product is sour, sweet, numb, spicy, and has a rich flavor, which is especially loved by teenagers. In rural areas, when going to the market, pea flour stalls are often placed on the banks of streams. Firstly, it is convenient to get water, and secondly, it adds coolness. It is a blend of emotions and food, full of poetry and painting. When the farmers were tired, they bought a bowl of cold pea powder. When only the soup was left, they took out the cold rice they brought with them, mixed it well and ate it, and it was delicious again. 10. Shiping roasted tofu Shiping roasted tofu, according to county records: it was produced in the early Ming Dynasty and was selected as a tribute in the late Qing Dynasty. Shiping tofu is square tofu or long tofu that is baked and dipped in condiments before being eaten. It is famous for its smoothness, chewiness, unusual aroma, and rich local flavor. Nowadays, every year in Kunming, there are often queues waiting in front of stalls selling Shiping roasted tofu. Yinnan, Yundong and Central Yunnan are famous for their food. Especially at night, you can smell the aroma of tofu everywhere. 11. Bait cubes Bait cubes are a kind of flavored food, and the bait cubes in Dali area have a unique flavor.

Walking on the street in the early morning, you can always see small stalls, a brazier with a piece of wire mesh on it, and a red chestnut charcoal fire underneath. The stall owner is baking pieces of white garden cakes. The cakes are relatively thin and will be cooked in a while. They smell a little fragrant. These are bait cakes. Then, the stall owner puts the bait cake on a plate and hands it to the diners, who can add condiments as needed. Some like to wrap a fried dough stick in the bait cubes, while others like to break the roasted bait cubes into small pieces and eat them in hot bean flour soup. This is a common breakfast on the streets of Dali - roasted bait cubes. Bait blocks can also be made into filaments, called bait block silk. There are two kinds of boiled bait threads that are relatively famous, one is called braised meat bait thread, and the other is called crispy fragrant bait thread. Grilled pork bait shreds are made by first cooking chicken breast or pork leg meat until it becomes pureed, then removing the bones and setting aside. Use chicken soup as an auxiliary ingredient, add the cooked grilled meat, add onions, coriander, peppers, sauerkraut and other condiments, and then scoop the cooked shredded bait into a bowl. The shredded braised pork bait tastes soft and refreshing, nutritious but not greasy. The production process of crispy fragrant bait shreds is complicated. First, use waxed pig heads to make soup as auxiliary ingredients. The condiments include shredded fried eggs, crispy diced fried pork skin, fried potato diced, shredded bitter greens boiled in boiling water, and boiled soybean paste. Bean sprouts, lean bacon shreds, etc., add an appropriate amount of chopped green onion, coriander, chili oil, etc., and then put the steamed shredded bait into a soup bowl. The shredded bait can also be eaten stir-fried or braised. There is a kind of stir-fried bait shredded fish called "Dajiajia". It is said that Emperor Ming Yongli passed through western Yunnan while escaping from disaster. On the way, he felt hungry and begged for food from a village woman on the roadside. The village woman immediately used ham, leeks, sauerkraut and other ingredients as auxiliary ingredients to fry a plate of bait cubes for the emperor to eat. The emperor was so impressed after eating it that he later called the fried bait cubes "Great Rescue". The raw material for making bait cubes is actually rice, but you need to choose rice with good quality, fragrance and stickiness. In the old days, pounding bait blocks was a sight. Before the Spring Festival, the soaked rice is first steamed in a wooden steamer. When it is six or seven years old, it is taken out and then it can be pounded in a pot. After the cooked rice is pounded into a dough, it can be taken out, kneaded on a chopping board, and then shaped into bricks. This is the bait block. It can also be pressed into a cake shape using wooden molds. The wooden molds have patterns such as the characters for happiness, longevity, blessing, fish, and magpies. The pressed bait cakes can also come in various patterns. 12. Potato Baba. The scientific name of potato is potato, and it is commonly known as potato. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that potatoes are neutral in nature and have the effects of harmonizing the stomach, regulating the mind, strengthening the spleen, and replenishing qi. They are suitable for treating gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic stomach pain, habitual constipation, and skin eczema. Wash, cook, peel and mash the potatoes into a puree, add an appropriate amount of flour to make a paste, put it in a spoon, soak it in an oil pan and fry until it is brown and set. After taking it out, it will be shaped into a round spoon, with thin edges. Slightly thick in the middle, sprinkled with salt, pepper and chili powder, it tastes delicious, slightly spicy, and has the aroma of Sichuan peppercorns. This is the potato cake that is commonly found at food stalls on the streets of Kunming. 13. Rice cold shrimp with rose rice. Rice cold shrimp is a Yunnan snack. It is made by cooking the rice pulp and pouring it into a basin of cold water with a slotted spoon. It got its name because it has a large head and a slim tail shaped like a shrimp. Mix it with sugar water and add rose sugar. It is a good thirst quencher in summer. The finished product is sweet, tender and cool in the mouth. 14. Steam Pot Chicken Steam pot chicken is a unique high-end flavor dish in Yunnan. It is widely known for its special cooking, tender chicken, delicious soup, original flavor, fragrant aroma and rich nutrition. It is popular at home and abroad. Enjoy great reputation. 15. Corn-baked rice cake Yunnan commonly calls corn corn-baked rice cake. Baogu Baba is a snack made from fresh and tender corn every year during the corn ripening season. It is simple to make and tastes fresh, especially sweet and nutritious. 16. Dajiujia Dajiujia is a snack in Tengchong, Yunnan. It is cooked with erbium blocks or bait shreds. The bait blocks or bait shreds are both rice products. In the early Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui led the Qing army into Kunming. The small court of Emperor Yongli of the Ming Dynasty fled to western Yunnan, with the Qing army in hot pursuit. Li Dingguo, the leader of the Peasant Rebellion Army Daxi Army, ordered General Jin Tongwu to escort Emperor Yongli to Tengchong. It was already late at that time, and the group was exhausted and hungry after walking on the mountain road for a day. After finding a resting place, the owner quickly cooked up a plate of bait and served it to him. After eating it, Emperor Yongli praised it and said: "Fried bait cubes saved my life." From then on, Tengchong fried bait cubes were renamed "Dajiujia". 17. Dudu Siomai Dudu Siomai is a snack that originated in Yiliang, Yunnan. It has a history of more than 70 years. During the Revolution of 1911, Yiliang Zhu Keqing opened Xingshengyuan, which is especially famous for Siomai. The shop was struggling and supply exceeded demand. The boss had an idea and came up with a way to sell only three siomai to each person who needed it. This psychologically increases the curiosity of customers, and there is an endless stream of people coming here.

18. Braised beans with rice. Braised beans with rice are made from fresh and tender broad beans that have just been picked. Peel and peel the beans, leaving the rice. Cut the cooked ham into fingernail-sized pieces. Then mix the rice with half of the glutinous rice and wash it thoroughly. Cook until rice soup comes out. Heat the pot, first stir-fry the ham, add broad bean rice, refined salt, MSG and soup, then pour the rice, cover the broad beans and ham, simmer the soup over low heat, and later add the ham and broad beans below Mix the rice with the rice on top and serve. 19. Buckwheat buns and buckwheat noodles are called health foods. Buckwheat is commonly grown in the alpine mountainous areas of Yunnan, and is even used as a staple food in some areas. There are many buckwheat foods, such as buckwheat dumplings and buckwheat cakes in pastries, noodle cakes, buckwheat noodles, buckwheat fried noodles, etc. in pastries. Buckwheat buns are one of the popular pastries in Yunnan. There are many ways to make them. They have been researched and innovated by generations of chefs. , "Four Flavor Buckwheat Buns" won a silver medal in the second national cooking competition and was highly praised by experts in nutrition and food technology at home and abroad. 20. Three-course tea Three-course tea is a way of drinking tea when the Bai people in Yunnan entertain distinguished guests, and it belongs to the category of tea culture. First put the local green tea in a special small sand jar and bake it on the fire. When the tea leaves in the jar are crispy, fragrant and turn yellow, pour a little boiling water into the jar, wait until the bubbles in the water disappear, then fill it up with the boiling water. The fire simmers for a moment, and the tea turns amber in color, with a rich aroma and a special aroma of roasted tea. Pour it into a small tea cup. This first tea is called the first bitter tea. Pour new water into the sand pot, add sugar, fried peach kernel slices, sesame noodles, etc. to make the second tea, that is, the second sweet tea. In the third course of tea, roasted milk fans, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, rice crackers, and a few peppercorns should be put into the tea, which is called the three-course aftertaste. 21. Salt pancakes Salt pancakes are a popular snack in Kunming. There are two types: sweet and salty, with salty ones being the most common. Mix wheat flour with yeast and water to form a dough and let it ferment. Add baking soda to neutralize the sour taste. Mix cooked lard, pepper oil, salt and fried flour into salt and pepper dough. Divide the yeast dough into small pieces. Wrap five minutes of the salt and pepper dough in the middle of each small piece. Use a rolling pin to repeatedly fold and press it into an ax shape. Heat it up in a pan. Cover the bottom of the pan with a small amount of vegetable oil and put in the raw material. Fry the billet over low heat until both sides are golden. 22. Qujiang Roast Duck Qujiang Roast Duck in Jianshui County, southeastern Yunnan Province, is famous for its unique flavor and is said to have a history of more than 100 years. The roast duck has high nutritional value, containing trace elements such as protein, calcium, phosphorus and iron, as well as vitamins B1, B2 and niacin. According to traditional Chinese medicine analysis, its meat is sweet, salty and cool, which can dilate blood vessels, lower cholesterol and promote cell growth. Metabolism, it has the effects of calming and lowering blood pressure, replenishing vital energy, dispelling diseases and prolonging life. Rice noodles are one of the most proud snacks of Yunnan people. Rice noodles made from cooked fresh rice are divided into dry paste and physalis paste. They are both freshly made and generally not left for the next day. Therefore, probably except for Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi and other surrounding provinces, many other places are made with dry rice noodles. I have eaten them and they are completely different. People in Kunming cannot live without rice noodles, from cross-bridge rice noodles to small pot rice noodles, to beancurd rice noodles... There are many ways to eat rice noodles in Yunnan, so most people will not deliberately only eat a certain kind of rice noodles, thinking of what to eat. I just eat whatever I want, and I always change the taste. I can’t help it, because there are so many varieties. People also like to make their own rice noodles at home. They buy a few kilograms of rice noodles and use a small pot to cook the minced meat, sauerkraut, leeks... seasonings together with the rice noodles. That is small pot rice noodles. You can also boil the rice noodles first and then put them in a bowl. In a bowl of hot chicken soup or hot pork ribs soup, add pre-prepared chicken, beef, pork, etc., which is called "hat". This can also be regarded as cross-bridge rice noodles in disguise; of course, you can also add sauce to the boiled rice noodles. , vinegar, garlic, ground peanuts, chili, etc. and other ingredients are mixed together, and it becomes cold rice noodles; if you add tofu curd and special sauce, it becomes bean curd rice noodles... Of course, if you want to eat more For delicious rice noodles, you still have to go to a restaurant. Below I will introduce some places that ordinary people like to eat rice noodles: 1. Cross-bridge rice noodles: Simply put, it is a big bowl filled with boiling chicken soup. Although it doesn’t seem to be hot when it is brought up, it is actually because it is covered with oil and the steam is coming out. If it doesn't come up, it will keep you warm. Don't try to drink it. Be careful that you won't be able to eat after drinking it. Then put thinly sliced ??tender meat, white meat, fresh squid slices, chicken, quail eggs... on the plate... ...and seasonings such as seasonal vegetables and kimchi are put in order, and finally the rice noodles are put in. Wait for a minute or two to heat up, and then you can eat it. This is called a set.

In Kunming, there are Fuhuayuan (a time-honored brand, the whole family used to gather here almost every week to have morning tea across the bridge, ha), and Qiaoxiangyuan (actually the taste here can only be considered average, but because there are many chain stores, the food is It is relatively well-known, but I like the Xuewang there), Guoqiaoyuan, Jixinyuan, etc. Of course, there are actually many restaurants that have Guoqiao. Look for it yourself, maybe you can find something more delicious. In addition, there is actually another type of cross-bridge rice noodle called Mengzi cross-bridge rice noodle, which is made in a clay pot. My favorite place to eat it in Kunming is at Dianchi Cinema and Heping Village. I can’t remember the name of the store, but it’s close to the old railway. Of course, it would be best if you eat it in Mengzi. 2. Small pot rice noodles: Use a small iron pot to cook the ingredients, minced meat, rice noodles, etc., just enough to cook one bowl at a time. It is a very traditional and authentic Kunming snack. There are many snack bars, but I think the one with the best taste is from Zhenxing Hotel. Cooked with spicy oil, it is very fragrant, but you have to be able to tolerate spicy food. Intestine (crispy) Wang Rice Noodles: Intestines are braised intestines, crispy means crispy, and Wang means pig blood Wang. The so-called Intestine (Crisp) Wang Rice Noodles are based on these things. There is no doubt that Jianxinyuan is a time-honored brand (where The cold rice noodles are also very delicious). 3. Stinky Tofu Rice Noodles (a new variety): It is similar to a small pot or casserole with two pieces of stinky tofu cooked together. It has a unique taste. There are several places, one is also in Heping Village, and the other is in Shanyi Street Flower Market. Diagonally opposite; there is another place called Can Can Stinky Tofu. The so-called Can Can Rice Noodles are cooked and served in jars with small mouths. The soup is braised beef. Can Can Stinky Tofu is near Panorama. Bailian On the straight street behind Parkson, they also sell stinky tofu cooked in small pots. It's delicious, but a bit spicy. 4. Tofu curd rice noodles: cold rice noodles with special sauce and fresh bean curd. I used to love this restaurant on Lao Wucheng Road, but it was spicy enough. Every time I finished eating, I had to drink a big bowl of papaya water to relieve the spiciness (everyone) If the food in Yunnan is too spicy, you can also drink papaya water, which is a natural homemade cooling drink. I like it.) Unfortunately, you can’t find it after changing the road, but you can still eat it in other snack bars. Others include cold rice noodles, beef rice noodles, canned rice noodles, panfish rice noodles (but the best place seems to be in Yuxi), etc. I won’t go into details. They are available in many snack bars. I will introduce Several relatively concentrated places: Heping Village, Southwest Cultural Market, Shanyi Street, etc. are all located in the center of the city and are easy to find. The ones near tourist attractions probably don’t taste as good as those near tourist attractions. Let’s talk about the rice noodles in other places in Yunnan: 1. Honghe: People in Honghe Prefecture also love rice noodles the most. The rice noodles there are really delicious and cheap. What impressed me most was the panfish rice noodles in Jianshui BBQ restaurant, which are available now. Boiled, it is extremely fresh, as well as Changwang Rice Noodles at the entrance of Zhujia Garden in Jianshui. Others such as Jianshui Lin'an Hotel and Gejiu Prefecture Government Hotel's Crossing the Bridge are also very good. After all, you can eat delicious rice noodles anywhere in Honghe Prefecture, and of course, tofu. 2. Simao: In Simao, there are very few rice noodles. Another kind called rice noodles is very popular. In fact, rice noodles are made in the same way, but the rice noodles are made into flat strips, similar to rice noodles. Well, if it were thicker, it would become curly rice noodles in Kunming. There are two main types of rice noodles: peanut soup and pork soup. Peanut rice noodles are made by boiling a thick soup of peanuts and adding other ingredients. It has the aroma of peanuts and is very refreshing. As for the broth, it is the same as the small pot rice noodles. similar. I won’t go into details about Dali, Lijiang and other places, they are similar to Kunming, but here I want to talk about Dali’s bait silk (pieces). When I go to Dali, I will choose bait silk instead of rice noodles, because it is so delicious. There are many ways to make shredded meat, but my favorite is rake meat shredded meat, which uses boiled rake pork as a cap and adds broth, which makes it extremely fresh. Speaking of bait silk, we have to mention Tengchong's bait silk, which is named after the whole province. Speaking of Tengchong's bait silk, we have to talk about Tengchong's "big rescue". It has a good background and a good taste...