Lost in Delicious Food: A Return to Yunnan

Yunnan is a place where you can slow down, and in today's fast-paced era, finding a place to enjoy a few days of leisurely time is a luxury. If there is also delicious food to accompany you, it would be even more wonderful. Since you've decided to set off, there must be a reason to go. If you haven't made up your mind yet, I'd like to say that for someone like Xiao Ka who has been to Yunnan a few times, I can't resist the food. Let's take a look at the Yunnan delicacies that must not be missed by Xiao Ka.

Yunnan Crossing Noodles

Crossing Noodles originated in Yunnan, it is a traditional Chinese snack, I believe everyone who has been there has eaten it. It’s hard not to forget the taste. About crossing noodles, there are 5 legends: one says that a scholar’s wife did it to prevent her husband from feeling too cold when eating, so she poured hot oil into the soup to keep it warm, and he had to eat it in a small bowl. She used a clay pot to bridge the noodles, which meant that her wife was passing the noodles over a bridge, so it was named Crossing Noodles.

Authentic Crossing Noodles have a thick layer of chicken oil on top, which looks like it’s not hot, but it’s actually very hot. When eating, you must be careful to avoid scalds.

Wild Mushroom Hot Pot

Wild Mushroom Hot Pot is a unique and delicious delicacy in Yunnan. The ingredients are ecological and flavorful, which is the favorite of countless tourists. Yunnan's unique climate and complex terrain have created abundant wild edible fungi resources, with many varieties. The soup base of Wild Mushroom Hot Pot is slightly turbid, but it tastes very fragrant, even more fragrant than smelling it, and it also has calcium supplementation, which is highly nutritious and can strengthen the immune system. It’s one of the top ten classic dishes in Yunnan, and you must try it when visiting Yunnan.

Steam Chicken

Steam Chicken is named after being steamed in a steam pot, it is one of the famous dishes in Yunnan. The tableware used to cook Steam Chicken must be made of Jian water clay pot, and the chicken must be local, after 4-5 hours of cooking, the chicken meat is tender and juicy, the bone is detached, and the soup is more flavorful. Can you not drool at this delicious food?

Fried Er Blocks

Er Blocks is a rice snack in Yunnan, a popular snack seen in restaurants and small shops, it has many cooking methods, and fried Er Blocks is very popular on the streets and alleys of Yunnan. It also has a legend: in the early Qing Dynasty, Wu Guanggui led the Qing army to invade Kunming. The Yongli Emperor fled to the west of Yunnan. The Qing army pursued relentlessly. When he was exhausted and hungry, he found a house and the owner made this dish with the best food he had, and the Yongli Emperor ate it and praised it: "Fried Er Blocks saved me from a great trouble." So Fried Er Blocks got this name.

Stone Screen Tofu

Stone Screen Tofu making in Yunnan's Diannan area has a history of more than 400 years, it’s a good gift to give to relatives and friends, Stone Screen Tofu is delicate and smooth, with a chewy texture, and a delicious taste. The most famous way to eat Stone Screen Tofu is to roast it. The tofu skin is yellow and not burnt, the tofu puffs up like a bun, and when you break it open, you can see the tofu is mature and the air holes are like sesame seeds, it's tender and fragrant outside and inside.

Thin Bean Milk

Thin Bean Milk is a summer street snack in Yunnan, it's made by grinding white peas into powder, then cooked into a milky soup. It’s soft and smooth, clears heat and detoxifies, and it’s great to drink in summer. It’s also a popular local snack in Yunnan. Thin Bean Milk even appeared on "A Bite of China" so delicious food can't be missed.

That's all for today's Xiao Ka's recommended Yunnan must-eat delicacies. If you miss it, you’ll regret it.

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