The top ten specialties and delicacies of Yunnan are as follows.
1. Crossing the Bridge Rice Noodles
Yunnan Crossing the Bridge Rice Noodles is a unique snack in the southern Yunnan region of Yunnan Province. The rice noodles are thin, white and tough. The bone soup is made of chicken, duck and goose. , pork ribs, pork tube bones, etc., and tastes very delicious when served with side dishes.
2. Xuanwei Ham
Xuanwei Ham is one of China’s “Three Famous Hams” and is famous both at home and abroad. It won the Gold Medal at the International Panama Exposition in 1915. , its quality is good enough to represent Yunnan ham, so it is often called "Yunnan ham". It looks like a pipa, with big bones and small bones, thin skin and thick meat, moderate fatness and leanness, 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.
3. Flower Cake
Flower Cake is the representative of Yunnan’s classic snacks with Yunnan characteristics. It is mainly made of Yunnan’s unique edible roses and tastes refreshing. , sweet but not greasy, and also has the effect of beautifying and beautifying the skin. It is deeply loved by men, women and children.
4. Xizhou Baba
Dali Xizhou Baba, also known as Posu, is a wheat flour pancake with good color, aroma and taste. It is known as "Oriental Pizza" "It has two flavors: sweet and salty. It is golden in color, crispy in texture, soft on the inside, oily but not greasy, and the price is close to the people. It is deeply loved by the people of Dali!
5. Dali Fish Casserole
Dali Fish Casserole is made of fresh carp from the Erhai Lake and more than ten ingredients including tender chicken slices, ham, and mushrooms, and is slowly stewed in a clay pot over medium-low heat. . Put a piece into your mouth, the fish meat is fragrant, tender, delicious and smooth, and the soup is delicious, sour and spicy, and you will never get tired of it. Sitting by the Erhai Lake and eating Dali fish casserole is really one of the great pleasures in the world.
6. Milk Fan
"Milk Fan" is a special snack in Dali, Yunnan. The "Milk is made into fans and sold" refers to the "Milk Fan". It is milky white or milky yellow, smooth and oily, flaky and rolled, and shaped like a folding fan, hence the name "Rufan". Its texture is puffy, melts in your mouth, and has a unique flavor.
7. Steam Pot Chicken
Steam pot chicken is a special dish in Yunnan. Wenshan’s Panax notoginseng steam pot chicken is more famous because this dish uses a kind of chicken produced in Jianshui. It is named after steaming in a unique earthenware steamer (i.e. "steam pot"), and the precious medicinal material "Panax notoginseng" produced in Wenshan, Yunnan is added to the steam pot. Since the soup is condensed by steam, the umami flavor of the chicken is less lost during the steaming process, so the original flavor of the chicken is basically maintained. The soup is very fragrant and delicious, with high nutritional value, and is deeply loved by the masses. .
8. Shiping Tofu
Shiping Tofu is famous for its smoothness, chewiness, unusual fragrance and rich local flavor. It is different from the gypsum brine tofu process in other areas. Shiping tofu uses natural underground well water as the coagulant, making the tofu strong, tender, smooth and nutritious. After being baked and fried, the tofu gradually becomes smooth and plump, and its color also turns golden. When you break it open, you can see that the cooked tofu has dense pores and is full of fragrance. Therefore, there is also a saying that "Eighteen Yunnan weirdos are baked and sold in Shiping tofu".
9. Dai hand-picked rice
Dai hand-picked rice is a special delicacy of the Dai people in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. It is made by first placing a bamboo stick on the table, and then spreading a layer of rice inside. Clean the baguette leaves, and then serve. The dishes are increased according to your own taste. Generally, the dishes are placed symmetrically, with rice placed in the middle of the table. There are big rice and purple rice. They are garnished with eggs on top. In the middle are spicy chicken, Grilled fish, etc. Friends who have never tasted it can try the delicacies of the Dai people.
10. Qujing Steamed Bait Silk
Qujing Steamed Bait Silk is a specialty snack in Yunnan. The main ingredient of the steamed bait silk is local bobbin bait, which is processed according to traditional techniques. The seasoning ingredients are fresh leeks, mung bean sprouts, sauerkraut and specially brewed soy sauce, as well as carefully fried meat sauce and mixed with it. When eating, it is paired with a bowl of bone soup for a better flavor. Friends who have been to Qujing must eat a steaming bowl of steamed shredded bait.