The Green Garden Vegetarian Restaurant (General/North)//百合天心 (北市区)
No meat, no egg, no milk, no spice, no MSG, no additive
Business hour: 11:00-21:00
Size: 96 seats, two compartments that can serve 10 people each
Feature: Buffet at the first floor and delicate vegetarian dishes at the second floor
ADDRESS:121 Meijing Xincheng, Kunming/昆明北市区美璟欣城121号商铺
Tel: 0871-6839 1324, 158 8714 3396
Transport
Public bus No. 61, K1, 79, stop at Linyun Road

The Green Garden (Cuiyuan)/百合天心 (翠园)
ADDRESS:A27 Banzhu Cuiyuan, Kunming/昆明版筑翠园A27号
MOBILE: 13888530628

The Green Garden – Vegetarian Restaurant/百合天心
ADDRESS:15 Daguan Jie, Kunming/昆明大观街15号
MOBILE:13678788868
HOURS:11am-8:30pm

The Green Garden Vegetarian Restaurant (Kundu Outlet)/百合天心
No meat, no egg, no milk, no spice, no MSG, no additive
Business hour: 11:00-21:00
Size: 92 seats, two compartments that can serve 10 people each
Feature: Kunming local snacks such as Malatang hotpot, assorted rice noodle, rice noodle with tofu pudding, vegetarian spring rolls, steamed stuffed bun, taro rolls, and fried Erkuai rice cake. For cooking materials, the restaurant gives priority to ecological food like the rice. 
Add: 125 Xinwen Rd
Tel: 0871-6536 3897, 153 6820 7243
Transport
Public bus No. 141, 90, 127, 64, 97,22, stop at Xinwen Road Crossing

The Green Garden Vegetarian Restaurant (Bingjiang Outlet)
No meat, no egg, no milk, no spice, no MSG, no additive
Business hour: 08:30-22:00
Size: 48 seats
Feature: the first floor serves excellent nutritious vegetarian hotpot using ecological and wild veggies, while the second floor is set with a backdrop of cultural ambience with quite a few books on Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and Buddhist utensils. 
Add: 203, Building 2, Bingjiangjunyuan Residential Quarter (near the road crossing of Baiyun Rd and Wanhua Rd)
Tel: 0871-6513 8010
Transport
Public bus No. 10, 55, 96, 105, 114, 146, stop at Wanhua Road Crossing

Sino-Agriculture Vegetarian Restaurant
No meat, no egg, no milk, no spice, no MSG, no additive, low oil, low sugar
Business hour: 09:00-20:00
Size: 130 seats and 2 compartments
Feature: all of the vegetables in this restaurant are supplied by the ecological plantation located in Dianwei which is the protected area of water source. All of the trendy vegetarian “meat” dishes are made from soybean protein, taro and mushrooms etc. 
Add: 2/F, Xingjie Building, 158 Wuyi Rd
Tel: 0871-6363 2288-1
Transport
Public bud No. 95, 120, stop at Yunnan Provincial Herbalist Hospital, No. 84, 10, 98, 66, 26, 82,5, stop at Yunnan Artistic House then walk about 300 metres.

Aoma Vegetarian Restaurant
Business hour: 11:00-23:00
Feature: the cooking materials are ecological and wild veggies; Chinese and Western hotpots are both available.
Add: 20, Chuncheng Rd
Tel: 0871-6310 8169
Transport
Public bus No. 1, 62, stop at Green Land Hotel

Ruru Vegetarian Restaurant
No meat, no egg, no milk, no spice, no MSG, no additive
Business hour: 09:30-14:00 17:00-21:00
Feature：it serves over 20 courses of vegetarian dishes. For dinner, you can enjoy the buffet, a la carte or hotpot. The mushroom-stuffed bun, dumpling and bean jelly in this restaurant are very nice.
Add: 31, Hepingnan Rd, Hepingcun (near Kunming China International Travel Service)
Tel: 0871-6318 5234
Transport
Public bus No. 98, 111, stop at Beijing Road Crossing (South Ring Rd); 26, 52, 57, 67, A2, 162, stop at Hepingxincun (South Rind Rd); 2, 23, 47, 83, 236, stop at Hepingxincun (Beijing Road)

Suzhiyuan Vegetarian Restaurant
No meat, no egg, no milk, no spice, no MSG, no additive
Business hour: 10:30-14:00 16:30-21:00
Size: 150 seats and 8 compartments
Feature: Yunnan-flovour rice noodle with tofu pudding, vegetarian bean vermicelli, mushrooms, and sesame-scented fillets etc. 
Add: 18 Yunrui East Rd (near Jingxing Market)
Tel: 158 0882 5996
Transport
Public bus No. 1, 2, 54, 56, 61, 69, 119, 125, K2, stop at Confucian Temple or Wuyi Road

SuXinSu Vegetarian Restaurant
No egg, no meat, no spice
Business hour: 11:00-14:00 17:00-21:00
Size: 74 seats and 3 compartments
Feature: Ecological food; wild mushrooms from Wutai Mt, wild ginseng fruits from Tibet, jujube from Xinjiang, wild mushroom from Yunnan, and fresh homemade cooking oil.
Add: 9-10, section C, pedestrian street, Beichen Residential Quarter.
Tel: 0871-6572 4222
Transport
Public bus No. 25, 67, stop at Beichenzhong Road

DengHuoLanShan Vegetarian Restaurant
No egg, no meat, no additive
Business hour: 09:30-21:00
Feature: exquisite vegetarian delicacies with an ambience of reading, tea tasting and Buddhism. You need to reserve a day in advance.
Add: 101, Building 4, Hanyuan Section, Jinjiang Residential Quarter (gate No.4), Beijing Rd
Tel: 153 6809 9037
Transport
Public bus No. 23, 25, 79, 96, K1, stop at Linyuqiao

Tai Tian Zhen Vegetarian Restaurant
No meat, no egg, No alcohol, no smoking, no MSG, no spice 
Business hour: 11:30-21:00
Size: 120 seats and 2 compartments
Feature: the environment is refreshing because nearly a thousand potted plants are arranged in the restaurant, and all the dishes served are cooked remaining primitive to the largest degree.
Add: Kunming Xiongda Tea Market
Tel: 0871-6512 9920
Transport
Public bus No. 23, 25, 96, K1, stop at Jinxing Overpass

Abu & Jeans Family
No SMG, no additive
Business hour: 10:00-22:00, only open on Saturday and Sunday, reservation one day in advance. 
Size: 20 seats
Add: 605 Building 1, Xingchenyuan, South Asia Top City
Tel: 0871-6461 9261, 158 1214 6867
Transport
Public bus No. 91,120, A1, 44, 73, 106, 152, 166, 210, 233, K15, Z4, stop at Fuhai

Fudelin Vegetarian Culture Club
Business hour: 11:30-14:00 17:30-20:00
Size: 100 seats
Feature: It is a trendy vegetarian restaurant, serving set dishes separately according to different diets. 
Add: 1/F, Building B2, Guangfu residential Quarter
Tel: 0871-6311 5960, 158 2525 3011
Transport
Public bus No.181, K15, 165, 24, 78, 161, stop at Taijiahu; 3, 127, A2, 120, 63, 99, 122, 166, 172, 197, 229, stop at Qianxing Bus Hub, then transfer 196 to Guangfu Residential Quarter.

The Bamboo Temple Vegetarian Restaurant
This small restaurant is located inside the Bamboo Temple, serving authentic vegetarian dishes such as spring rolls. If visitors like to a vegetarian meal after visiting the temple, eating in it is a great enjoyment. 
Add: Bamboo Temple
Tel: 0871-6818 1881
Transport
Public bus No C63, stop at Bamboo Temple

Subingfang Vegetarian Pastries Shop
No meat, no egg, no milk, no spice, no MSG, no additive
Feature: this pastry shop has assorted vegetarian pastries, bread and non-sugar cakes
Add: 86, Luofeng St (near Yuantong Temple)
Tel: 137 5947 4646
Transport
Public bus No. 125, 187, stop at Luofeng Street

Juexiyuan Western Hills Vegetarian Restaurant/觉西园西山小院素食餐厅
ADDRESS: Huayuan Xiang (South end), Huayuan Lu, Xishan Dist., Kunming (昆明西山区怡芳苑小区-华苑巷南)
PHONE:(0871) 68103997

The Vegetarian Garden/闻蔬苑
ADDRESS:Wanhua Lu, shop 101 building 712 Jinxiyuan , Kunming/昆明万华路金禧园712幢101商铺
MOBILE:18088318119
PHONE:(0871) 65741181
HOURS:7:30am-7pm
WEBSITE:www.suweicsa.cn

Suke Vegetarian Restaurant/素客素食餐厅
ADDRESS:418 Qingnian Lu, Golden Eagle Shopping Mall, building B, 6th floor, Kunming/昆明青年路418号金鹰购物中心B座6层
PHONE:(0871) 63165418
HOURS:10am-10pm

Huilanxin Vegetarian Restaurant/蕙蘭心
ADDRESS:183 Wujing Lu, Baifuqi building, shop 1901, Kunming/昆明吴井路183号百富琪（吴井路与春城路交叉口）A座1901室
MOBILE:13368858083
PHONE:(0871) 63561550
HOURS:10am-9pm

Aranyakah Cottage Vegetarian Restaurant/兰若草堂素食馆
ADDRESS:Inside Bajiang Riverside Park, near Shui’an Xingcheng, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming/昆明石林彝族自治县巴江河滨公园内靠近水岸星城
MOBILE:13759537677
PHONE:(0871) 67716662

Sujixiang Vegetarian Restaurant/素吉祥
ADDRESS:50 Qingyun Jie, second floor, Kunming/昆明翠湖青云街50号2楼
HAPPY HOUR:11:30am-1:30pm 5:30-8pm

Zhongnong Jiankang Jiayuan Vegetarian Restaurant/中农健康家园素食餐厅
ADDRESS:158 Wuyi Lu, 2nd floor, Kunming/昆明五一路158号二楼
PHONE:(0871) 63632288
HOURS:9am-8:30pm
WEBSITE:www.junous.com.cn/

Aiyouduoshen/爱有多深
ADDRESS:Beichen Garden Walkway C-9/10, Kunming/昆明北辰中路商业步行街C段9-10号
PHONE:(0871) 5724222

As You Like/有佳面包店
ADDRESS:5 Tianjundian Xiang, Wenlin Jie, Kunming/昆明文林街天君殿巷5号
PHONE:(0871) 65411715

Weitengsihai/味腾四海
ADDRESS:12 Cuihu Bei Lu, Kunming/昆明翠湖北路12号
PHONE:(0871) 5316088

Xianghaiyue Vegetarian Restaurant/香海月
ADDRESS:3/F Binjiang Mansion, Kunming/昆明青年路延长线滨江大厦住宅楼三楼
PHONE:13529009586

Yuquanzhai/玉泉斋
ADDRESS：24 Yuantong Jie (east of Yuantong Temple), Kunming、昆明圆通街24号(圆通寺旁)
PHONE：(0871) 5111809,5134317

Shuanglang(双廊) is located in the northeast of Dali City and the northeast bank of Erhai Lake. It is provincial historic and cultural town in Yunnan Province and “the first town of Canghai(Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake) scenery”, as well as one of the must-see attractions in Dali City. Dali Ancient Town was the political, economic and cultural center of Yunnan for more than 500 years in the Tang and Song dynasties. There are 14 key cultural relic protection units above the municipal level in the ancient town, bearing the historical culture, religious culture, and ethnic culture of Dali. Dali Old Town is the core area of tourism in Dali. Shuanglang Town is under the jurisdiction of Dali city.

How to Get to Shuanglang Town from Dali Old Town

It is about 50 kilometers from Dali City to Shuanglang. Several ways from Dali old town to Shuanglang Town will be introduced in this part.

1. By Tour Bus

There are tour buses from Dali Ancient Town to Shuanglang Town. 

Dali Ancient Town-Shuanglang Ancient Town
Departure Time: 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30
Price: 30 CNY
Distance: 50 Kilometers
Consume Time: 1 hour
Point of Departure: Northeast Gate of Dali Old Town
Point of Arrival: The Entrance of Shuanglang Ancient Town

2. By Regular Bus

There are about 14 daily buses from Dali north bus station to Shuanglang. You can take No.8 bus and No.4 bus to Dali North Bus Station.

Dali North Bus Station-Shuanglang Bus Terminal
Departure Time: 8:05, 8:40, 9:15, 9:50, 10:25, 11:00, 11:35, 12:10, 12:45, 13:20, 13:55, 14:30, 15:05, 15:40
Price: 13 CNY
Distance: 50 Kilometers
Consume Time: 1 hour

Dali North Bus Station大理汽车客运北站
Address: No.30, Yuhua Road, Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture大理白族自治州大理市榆华路30号Tel: 0872-2292203

3. By Chartered Bus

It takes about 40 minutes from Dali Ancient Town to Shuanglang by chartered bus, about 100-150 yuan one way. 

4. By Ship

You can take a cruise boat from Xiaguan Erhai Wharf to Nanzhao Island of Shuanglang Town. Enjoy Cangshang Mountain and Erhai Lake scenery on the way. Recommended Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake tour packages include 2 Days Dali Cycling Tour around Erhai Lake, 2 Days Dali Pilgrimage Hiking Tour from Erhai Lake to Jizu Mountain, 1 Day Dali Easy Hiking Tour to Cangshan Mountain.

5. By Taxi

Taxi is a faster way to Shuanglang, more convenient and flexible, but spend more money. 

6. By Bike

There are many bicycle rental shops in the ancient town, the rental car is charged by the day, you can pay a deposit or mortgage documents plus a small deposit to rent a bicycle. It takes about 3-4 hours of riding time.

7. Hiking

Remember to bring rain gear because the rainy season in Yunnan is coming with the arrival of summer, showers are particularly numerous. Hiking is generally not recommended.

Useful Tips

1. If you are traveling in a group, chartered bus or car pooling is a good choice.

2. If you stay at the inn in Dali Old Town, you can consult the innkeeper that he will arrange a car for you, but it is more expensive.

Transportation in Yunnan:

Yunnan Travel by Air

• Airlines in Yunnan
• Flights to Yunnan
• Airport Transfer
• International Flights to Yunnan
• Airports in Yunnan

Rail Transport in Yunnan

• High-speed Rail in Yunnan
• Railway Stations in Yunnan
• Railways in Yunnan
• Trains to Yunnan
• Trans Asia Railway
• Metro in Yunnan

Roads in Yunnan

• Bridges in Yunnan
• Freeways in Yunnan
• Highways in Yunnan
• Roads to Yunnan
• Trans-Asia Roads
• National Roads in Yunnan

Shaxi Town(沙溪镇) is located in the southwest of Jianchuan County(剑川县), Yunnan Province, China, in the southeast of Three parallel rivers(Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nujiang River) nature reserve, between Dali and Lijiang Ancient Town. And the well-known Shibao Mountain is right here. Shaxi old town is a real ancient town of antique beauty. It maintains the most primitive architectural features, ancient temples, ancient stage, ancient shops, horse shops, ancient red sand slabstone streets, old trees, ancient roadways, ancient village gate. Shaxi Old Town is a famous attraction once played an important role as a bustling trade point on the Tea Horse Caravan Road.

How to Get to Shaxi Old Town from Dali City

No matter which direction you come to Shaxi Old Town, you must take the bus to the county seat of Jianchuan County first.

1. Dali City – Jianchuan County(By Long-distance Bus)

With a distance of about 140 kilometers, tourists can go from Dali City to Jianchuan County mainly by long-distance bus. There are about 16 daily buses departing from Dali North Bus Station. The journey is about 2 hours and costs 42 yuan. Dali north bus station is located at No.30, Yuhua Road, Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The departure time is 6:45, 7:05, 7:25, 7:45, 8:05, 8:25, 8:45, 9:05, 9:25, 9:45, 10:05, 10:25, 10:45, 11:05, 11:25, 11:45.

More information about Dali City(Xiaguan)-Jianchuan County Transportation.

2. Jianchuan County – Shaxi Old Town(By Minibus)

When walking out of Jianchuan bus terminal, you will see a lot of minibuses waiting in line to go to Shaxi old town. There is no bus terminal at Shaxi old town, only minibuses travel to and fro between Shaxi old town and the county seat of Jianchuan County. The journey is about 45 minutes and costs 13 yuan.

Check more information about Jianchuan County Travel Guide.
1 Day Shaxi Old Town and Shibaoshan Mountain Tour from Lijiang
2 Days Shaxi Old Town and Shibaoshan Mountain Tour from Dali to Lijiang

Transportation in Yunnan:

Yunnan Travel by Air

• Airlines in Yunnan
• Flights to Yunnan
• Airport Transfer
• International Flights to Yunnan
• Airports in Yunnan

Rail Transport in Yunnan

• High-speed Rail in Yunnan
• Railway Stations in Yunnan
• Railways in Yunnan
• Trains to Yunnan
• Trans Asia Railway
• Metro in Yunnan

Roads in Yunnan

• Bridges in Yunnan
• Freeways in Yunnan
• Highways in Yunnan
• Roads to Yunnan
• Trans-Asia Roads
• National Roads in Yunnan

在普洱登高望远观赏普洱美景，去哪里好？在此，小编专门为大家寻了几座普洱的名山靓景，让您把无边秋色收入眼底，乐享金秋时光。

 

宁洱

西门岩子

海拔

1838.3米。

景点

“石壁现茶”，看“天壁晓霞” “仙洞春云”，远眺宁洱县城。

线路

“西门岩子”在宁洱县城内，步行就可以前往。

美食

宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县的特色小吃甚多，早点有豆汤米干（宁洱县城内或磨黑老街均可吃到纯正的豆汤米干）；中餐、晚餐特色农家菜（县城、那柯里石磨豆腐、磨黑老路八千方、磨黑老街子都有风味农家）；夜宵（或在普洱古镇品茶、或喝漫崖咖啡、或在磨黑吃烧烤，各取所需）。

若想给亲朋捎上宁洱特色食品，除普洱茶、咖啡外，还有胖大妈饵块、普洱蛋糕、黄心山药、磨黑烧干巴和香肠、磨黑槟榔芋、小雀辣、勐先香橼、德化花房酒、黎明小红米等。 

 

景东

御笔山

海拔1400米。

景点登御笔台观景东彝族自治县县城全景、瞻仰千年卫城遗址、观西门、叩财神殿、拜观音殿、参老君殿、敬山神、凉亭小憩远眺。

      线路

从思茅乘车至景东车程6小时左右，到景东后可搭乘出租车前往御笔山森林公园（景东一中校门口），票价为6元。自驾游，从思茅往北，上昆曼高速，至臭水收费站下高速，走小水线往大理方向，途经镇沅，再到景东县城，车程约5小时。御笔山森林生态公园位于景东县城边缘，交通便利。

      美食

如果你到景东，可吃到纯生态的无量山乌骨鸡，无论是清汤还是黄焖，都会让你唇齿生香，大快朵颐；千层粉虽无千层，但层层有味，层层有期待，香甜无限；景东的跳菜是视觉与味觉的双重享受；还有景东的黄鳝面也很出名，出名到很多人提起对景东的印象，脱口而出的就是它。另外，无量山火腿，野生菌、者甘腊参、景东粉蒸、吹泡肝、川河生态鱼都是不可错过的美食。

 

 

景谷

白马山-芒玉峡谷

海拔1492米。

景点野生兰花、树包石、水中石林、瀑布。

线路从思茅城区乘车到景谷傣族彝族自治县车程约3小时左右。芒玉大峡谷距离景谷县城18公里，其中9公里的柏油路，9公里的县乡公路，轿车可以直达山顶。从峡谷顶到峡谷底游客只能步行，全程大约需要三个小时，此外，在峡谷底还有农家小园可以品尝到景谷傣味。

美食

到了景谷，别忘了尝尝正宗的景谷傣味。香味淳正的牛撒撇、酸香爽口的腌牛脚筋、糯而不腻的三尖角粑粑都让人回味无穷。此时节到景谷，虽然已经吃不到时鲜的象牙芒果，不过，带上一件大有为芒果汁也是不错的选择。

 

 

澜沧

景迈山

海拔

1500米。

景点万亩古茶园。

线路

思茅城区到澜沧拉祜族自治县车程约4小时。澜沧至惠民旅游小镇45公里，驾车约1小时，惠民至景迈山20公里，驾车约半小时。游客可根据需要选择不同宾馆（酒店），宾馆（酒店）价格约50至500元。

美食

惠民旅游小镇、景迈芒景景区有特色餐饮，可吃到茶餐，如螃蟹脚煮鸡、茶叶炒蛋等，另外，县城的拉祜口味鸡、火烧干巴、包烧鱼、葫芦宴等也很好吃。

无量山

哀牢山

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Recently, Yunnan has announced the fourth batch of provincial level representative non-material cultural heritage list of food, among which the most eye-catching ones are the cooking skills for a large number of Yunnan food. 

Brown Sugar 

Qiaojia Small Bowl Brown Sugar is also called “bowl sugar” by local people and is produced in the area along Jinsha River in Qiaojia County. 

It is made from the selected sugarcane through traditional process since the late Qing Dynasty, and is of high reputation in the domestic market. Qiaojia Small Bowl Brown Sugar uses 18 working processes and firewood. The plain small bowl has a good-looking sugar color – translucent reddish yellow. The cane sugar fragrance lingers around, and the sugar melts immediately in the mouth, with a rich and mellow taste. Small bowl brown sugar retains the nutrient content of natural sugarcane, plus multiple trace elements that are beneficial for physical health, thus it is known as the “Oriental Chocolate”. 

Jianshui Steam Pot Chicken 

Jianshui Steam Pot Chicken enjoys a long history and a good reputation. As early as in the period of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, the steam pot chicken was popular in south Yunnan. 

“Fire makes sweet malt” – these words fit for the cooking of steam pot chicken. Clean and cut the chicken into pieces (about 5 – 10 cm), and put them into steam pot (no water), then add some onion, ginger and salt. Choose a pot that fits the steam pot, and put boiled water in the pot, then put the steam pot into the pot. Last, seal the gap by cage cloth or similar material. Steam it for 2.5 – 3 hours then it is ready to serve. The way of cooking this dish is original, and the taste is super delicious. 

You can taste a special flavor if you add some Chinese matrimony-vine, shiitake mushroom, Chinese angelica and codonopsis pilosula, forming the “nutritious steam pot chicken”. Among the tens of thousands of cooking utensils, Jianshui people use a unique local cooker – steam port to make the steam pot chicken. Unlike other cooking utensils, the steam pot is oblate with a trumpet-shaped steam import at the bottom connecting with a conical tube nozzle that goes straight to the top center of the pot, and a well-sealed pot lid, forming a very unique shape. 

Steamed Rice Cake (Ersi)

Ersi is a special local food in Yunnan. There are various cooking methods for it in Yunnan, and among them the most famous ones are Qujin Steamed Ersi and Weishan Steamed Ersi with pork. 

The main raw material for Qujin Ersi is the local quality paddy rice, which is made into rice block and cut into noodle-shaped Ersi. In the past the cutting process is done manually and now by machine. The flavoring and the ingredients are simple and rich, and the making method is elegant. 

Fresh chives and mung bean sprout, plus the unique soy sauce and carefully making meat sauce with spices, salt and sugar. The meat sauce is made from fresh hind leg pork. Chop the pork into sauce and stir fry with shiitake mushroom sauce, adding some souse Chinese sauerkraut and oil hot pepper (called as chilli oil in some northern China area). Then the sweet-smelling Ersi is ready to serve. It leaves you an aftertaste that lingers with a bowl of pig bone soup after you finish the noodle. 

Lijiang Baba 

Lijiang Baba is a special local food for Naxi people. It is of a long history and recorded as early as the Ming Dynasty in “Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes”. It is with good appearance, flavor and taste. The main raw materials are the fine wheat produced in Lijiang with water going down from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Use the two to form a dough, wipe vegetable oil on the marble flagstone, roll the dough to flat and thin slices, spill some ham tips or white sugar, coil it and put both ends into the middle and press it with sesame and walnut kernel inside the coiled slices. Use flat pan and soft fire to roast it until it shows a color of golden yellow. 

Dried Beef 

In Yunnan, Han people is good at making ham and bacon, and Hui people is good at making dried beef. 

Dried beef is a local food using fresh beef as raw material and soused through multiple processes. Yunnan Xundian Dried Beef enjoys a good reputation around the country for fresh flesh, good looking appearance and delicious taste. The entry of “Dried Beef” in “China Hui Dictionary” states that: “Dried Beef – a special food for Yunnan Hui people, and Xundian produces the best ones.” Dried beef has various making methods, and the most common ones are deep-fried and stir-fried. The deep-fryied dried beef is the most common. If you want to chew it longer, choose the tender deep-frying ones, and if you want crispy ones, choose the longer deep-fried ones. In addition, the dried beef matches with many food collocation, such as green pepper, dried chili, and can be stir fried with some Yunnan wild fungus such as bolete, which is absolutely a unique food in Yunnan. 

Marinated Tofu 

Marinated Tofu is an important variety of cured meat products in Yunnan, and the making method, variety category and taste are among the front ranks in the country’s marinated Tofu industry. 

After one hundred years of praises passing from mouth to mouth, Qidian Marinated Tofu has now become a brand of Yunnan’s marinated Tofu. Qidian Marinated Tofu inherits the traditional process, and on the basis of traditional flavor, improves the modern food safety production process under strict accordance with the requirements from the quality supervisor department. Selected raw material, grind carefully, completely boiled soybean milk etc. The cooking of Qidian Marinated Tofu has strict requirements on every single process. Tofu pudding is made into Tofu after hours of water filtering, and Tofu is only the predecessor of marinated Tofu. Two days later, put it under the sun for air-dry. Then pad water-cleaned and air-dried rice straw under Tofu, which helps Tofu ferment. Tofu needs sun-dry for every 1~2 days, and 3~4 times of sun-dry will get it ready to souse. The worker will weigh and take chili powder and salt, mix them in the Tofu souse workshop. Weigh and mix liquor with Tofu and ingredients, put them into ceramic pots and seal the pots. Add liquor after one month and after four months, the product finally gets done after half year’s souse. 

Yong Xiang Zhai Rose Rutabaga 

Rose Rutabaga is a special local product of Yunnan. It was founded in the period of late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and it won a prize in Panama World Fair in 1915. 

Rose Rutabaga is in brown red color, crispy and moist with a lingering flavor. It uses the local mustard as raw material, matched with salt, red rose sugar, malt sugar, cream sauce, after souse, sun-dry, it is sealed in pool for fermentation. Cut rose rutabaga into shreds for stir-frying meat (or mince meat), or cut it into slices for stir-fried green pepper; or chop it into small pieces for stir-frying with chopped green pepper and chopped meat. 

Fermented Soybean 

Yimen Fermented Soybean is famous in Yunnan for its appearance, flavor and taste. Yimen Fermented Soybean is classified into two category: the green beans and the dry beans. Among them the green beans fermented soybean is most popular. Bright red chili and fresh green soybean kernels, forming a red-and-green picture, which improves the appetite. It is sweet and tender with aftertaste. Use it as a batching for cooking fish flesh will add a special flavor. 

Yimen Green Fermented Soybean is featured by “green”. Choose green soybeans when they grow to seventy or eighty percent mature, peel out the soybean and use it immediately, thus to make the fermented soybean to have a fresh and tender taste. The time to make green fermented soybean is every July and August. During that period, people take the green soybean stem back to home. Neighbors sit around on streets and lanes, everyone – men and women, and the old and the young – is peeling out soybeans. 

Water Crispy Cake 

Water Crispy Cake is the moon cake in Yongsheng, Yunnan, and has a history over one hundred year.

Water Crispy Cake tastes good and looks good, easy to digest and absorb, good for both young and old, crispy and smooth, not greasy. The texture is soft and delicious, so it is loved by people. Water Crispy Cake has exquisite, unique and multiple cooking processes. They include: selection of material, dough making, pie making, soaking, baking, and packing. Among them, the most important ones are soaking and baking. Water Crispy Cakes are divided into various categories: ham, sugar, honey, rose, five kernel, red bean. It is a popular sweet snack in daily life. 

Cultural heritage is a time memory for human, a valuable spiritual wealth passing from generation to generation. If you are a “foodie”, you can start right now to cook the snacks listed above, to pass Yunnan’s precious wealth down to the future generations.

 

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Rice noodle is the ubiquitous food in Kunming. There are many various of rice noodle. You can easily find a restaurant that specialise in rice noodles in Kunming and to try the delicious food.

 

Cross-Bridge Rice Noodle

Cross-Bridge Rice Noodle is one of the most well-known rice noodles dishes in Yunnan cuisine. It is the first choice for every tourists who come to Kunming. The dish is served with a large bowl of hot soup, and all other ingredients are separated. The most common ingredients are raw quail eggs, very thin slices raw pork, several pieces of chicken and rice noodle. Once Added into soup, it cooks quickly because of a layer of goose oil on the top can keep heat preservation. Add flower into dish is a special feature of Yunnan cuisine. The traditional Cross-Bridge Rice Noodle adds the edible chrysanthemums, makes the taste more delicious.

 

Rice noodle in Small Pot

Xiaoguomixian literally means rice noodle cooked in a small pot. And it has been a major main course among local Kunmingers. Soft and white rice noodle, cooked with minced pork, some Chinese leek, and some local produced pickled vegetable warm local people and even visitors’ hearts from the very first bite. For those who’d live in Kunming a long time would call this simple dish “the taste of Kunming”.

What makes it so special then? Well, first, the rice noodle and other ingredients have to be cooked in a small copper pot, which has a long panhandle for the cook to hold it tightly and also to prevent the cook getting burnt by the pot. And one small pot could only make one bowl of Xiaoguomixian each time.

 

Boiled Rice Noodle with topping

In Kunming, the most common way is boiled rice noodle. The boiled rice noodles and broth, add the topping chosen by the diners, are definitely the best choice for breakfast. There are many choices of topping, such as chicken, pork, beef, lamb, miscellaneous sauce and etc.

 

Miscellaneous sauce is made by Zhaotong Sauce, sweet sauce, bean paste, chilli sauce, tahini, peanut butter and other secret ingredients. Stir fry pork mince and peanut with miscellaneous sauce that is the delicious topping of rice noodles.

 

Douhua Mixian (Rice Noodle with Bean Curd)

Douhua Mixian (or rice noodle with bean curd) has been one of the recognised local snacks in Kunming for a really long time. Its ingredients including a bowl of some boiled rice noodle, two spoonful of soft bean curd, some tasty pork chili sauce, and some chopped Chinese chives and some dried preserved cabbage and a pinch of salt and some sweet soy sauce. Although add chilli sauce, bean curd and the sweet soy sauce will combined the spicy taste, make it mild.

 

 

Fry noodles  

Fry rice noodles with mince, sweet soy sauce, salty soy sauce, chives, peppers, cabbage and other ingredients. After the pot, the color is red and bright, makes you feel hungry. 

 

 

Cold Rice Noodles

Cold rice noodles is one of the most enjoyed food in Kunming. In a hot day, the cold rice noodle is the best dish to cool off. Sliced vegetables, crushed peanuts, and chives are all the highlights of the cold rice noodles. The sweet and sour flavour of cold rice noodle is made by the sweet soy sauce and vinegar dressing.

 

Guanguan Rice Noodles

Guanguan in Chinese means small earthenware jar, put rice noodles in guanguan then add broth, mint, stinky tofu and picked vegetables. Put the jar on the roast rack to heating by low heat, before it ready put one spoon of meat sauce in, the rich and fragrant smell makes people appetite. On the basis of the guanguan rice noodle, there are also a series of guanguan food such as guanguan seaweed, guanguan potatoes. It is also a common street food in Kunming.

 

 

Casserole Rice Noodles

The method of cooking casserole rice noodles is very simple. Only need to put all the ingredients into casserole then add stock to cook. The taste is light and delicious suit for everyone to try. 

 

Tiao Gao Ou Fen (Lotus root starch with rice cake and rose brown sugar syrup)

Tiao Gao Ou Fen is a perfect combination of two dessert, one is rice cake and another one is louts root starch.

Special made rice cake mix with smooth, warm lotus root starch and use dried fruits, sesame as topping, add with locally produced rose brown sugar syrup.

 

Where to find it: Wenmiao Laojie (文庙老街) , Old Streets of Kunming（昆明老街）

 

Muguashui (Jelly-like porridge) with Rose Jam

The Yunnan local snack Muguashui is a jelly-like porridge, being one of the most popular summer snacks among local people. 

 

It is made from the seeds of the plant Pevuvian Apple Herb, which gives it a hint of fresh taste.

Where to find it: Muguashui is more like a beverage now and it can be found in most of the local rice noddle restaurants.

 

Cold “rice shrimp” (made by rice)

It is a kind of snack made by rice. Because of the shape looks like shrimp, local people give it the special name. 

Pour hot rice milk through the colander and pour into ice water until the “rice shrimps” are shaped. It has soft and tender texture. Locals like to mix it with Muguashui, making it cooler and richer for an afternoon snack in summer.

In Yunnan, when it comes to tofu, one would think of Honghe Prefecture, where tofu is been made and which has a name of the “hometown of bean curd”. With a history of more than 400 years of bean curd production, Shiping County has been known as the base for premium quality tofu. Moreover, in 2017, Shiping tofu has been listed as one of the provincial intangible cultural heritages of Yunnan.

The secret of Shiping tofu production lies within the beans and well water. Being fried, steamed, roasted or simply cooked with other vegetables make Shiping tofu such a pivotal ingredient in Honghe and Yunnan as a whole. With its crispy layer and tender texture inside, it will whet one’s appetite immediately. But Yunnan people never stop adding new ingredients into existing meals. Take Shiping tofu with cordate houttuynia for example. Deep fried Shiping tofu has its unique taste, while adding some chopped cordate houttuynia, coriander and spoonful of broad bean paste, which make them “blend” from inside out. Yunnan people believe that every ingredient has its “character”, such as being cold (yin) or being hot (yang). Therefore, a balanced meal should contain the above -mentioned ingredients. Cordate houttuynia is widely used in Yunnan. This fishy-smelly herbal plant helps weight management, detoxification and neutralize poisonous substances. Therefore, deep fired Shiping tofu with cordate houttuynia make a tasty, yet healthy meal.

 

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ike most common known way to preserve meat, Yunnan people are so used to make beef jerky with spices for centuries. In Yunnan, beef jerky is been called “niu gan ba”, which means “dried beef”. People in Yunnan, especially the Hui people would select hind leg and other parts of high-quality beef, supplemented by a moderate amount of salt, pepper and other spices to preserve beef. Niu gan ba could be found at almost every Hui restaurant and most of the local restaurants. Its salty and chewy texture make it so popular among locals and even foreigners who first set foot in Yunnan.

 

 

One of the popular ways to cook it is to dice the preserved beef into smaller slices and to put them into warm oil together with dried chili, black pepper, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, ginger, and peppermint leaves until the meat is done. Add some white sugar on top instead of some salt makes the preserved beef taste even better. 

In this city that is full of stories and traditions, Kunming desserts, without doubt, have their own due to those special ingredients and traditional cooking methods. In the following passages, we will introduce some of the very traditional local desserts that have been pleasing local people’s stomach for decades.

Rose Flower Cake

Kunming boasts the name of the “city of flower”, thanks to its mild weather and blooming flowers in all seasons. Kunming people use flowers to decorate their homes and offices, and they also put fresh flowers into their plates. One of the most well-known pastries in Kunming should be the Rose Flower Cake.

Historically speaking, the Rose Flower Cake was originated some 300 years ago during the Qing Dynasty, when the Emperor Qianlong loved this sweet, fresh rose aromatic cake so much that he made it one of the imperial desserts.

Today, people apply the main ingredient as fresh as they could found, which include fresh rose petals, wheat flour, sucrose and honey, etc. to make this tasty, crispy and sweet cake.

Jasmine Flower Cake

The huge climate differences in Yunnan have contributed to its varied wild jasmine flowers. When it comes to Jasmine Flower Cake, the cooking methods are similar to that of Rose Flower Cake but the flavor is quite different. People say that it is less sweet comparing with the Rose Flower Cake but it is hard to forget the fresh smell of jasmine lingers in your mouth.

Yunnan Ham Moon Cake

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Moon cake plays a major role on one’s dinner table on Mid-autumn Festival in China. In Yunnan, locals have the Yunnan ham stuffed moon cakes during the festival and it is the only province you could find the authentic Yunnan ham moon cake. The secret ingredient is of course, the ham from Xuanwei City in Northeastern part of Yunnan. The outer layer of the moon cake is made from flour, lard and sugar while the Xuanwei ham and sugar as its fillings. After several hours of baking, a proper, fulfilling Yunnan ham moon cake could be served on the special day. It is not too sweet nor too greasy, but it is the flavor that have been catering for local people for a really long time.

Tips:

It is suggested to have a cup of green tea or Pu’er tea to better digest the Yunnan ham moon cake.

Sticky Rice Ball

Sticky rice ball is a traditional and popular dessert in Kunming. Some people call it sweet rice dumpling, which indicates its shape and texture. But in Kunming, the sticky rice ball with some cooked soy flour as its coating is even more popular. The filling, too, has its own diversification according to each family’s preference. Some would use the red bean and sugar as its filling while some would stuff minced nuts, sugar and other ingredients.

This local dessert could be found in many local restaurants in Kunming, such as Jianxinyuan (建新园), Qiaoxiangyuan (桥香园), Yitianyuan (伊天园), Yikeyin (一颗印),etc.

Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

Traditionally speaking, Eight Treasure Rice Pudding is a dessert on Chinese New Year, but in Kunming, this dish could also be served on Spring Festival, Mid-autumn Festival and other important occasions such as wedding banquet, family reunion and so on. The name comes from its eight key ingredients including raisins, dates, dried fruits, nuts, sticky rice, candied winter melon, etc.

Today, one could purchase the half-done Eight Treasure Rice Pudding in major supermarkets and local markets. All you have to do is to put the rice pudding in a steamer and to enjoy the sweet dish.

Muguashui (Jelly-like porridge) with Rose Jam

The Yunnan local snack Muguashui is a jelly-like porridge, being one of the most popular summer snacks among local people. It is made from the seeds of the plant Pevuvian Apple Herb, which gives it a hint of fresh taste.

One could find this refreshing sweet snack in Jianxinyuan (建新园), Qiaoxiangyuan (桥香园) and some local restaurants.

Tiao Gao Ou Fen (Lotus root starch with rice cake and brown sugar syrup)

Special made rice cake with smooth, warm lotus root starch and to put some dried fruits, sesame and locally produced rose jam on top made this snack another sought-after dish in Kunming.

Wenmiao Laojie (文庙老街), Yunping Restaurant (云平风味园) have some authentic Tiao Gao Ou Fen.

In northern part of China, one of the traditional snacks is called “Yuan Xiao”, which is a seasonal desert during the Lantern Festival. But in the South, people call it “Tang Yuan”, which could be translated as “sticky rice ball”.

 

Sticky rice ball is one of local’s favourite snacks in Yunnan. It looks like a round dumpling, but with different fillings. Its main ingredients include sticky rice, yellow bean flour, brown sugar, minced sesame and peanut. And it tastes much like a warm candy, with softer and stickier layer. While in Kunming, this special dessert is always been consumed with a small bowl of spicy rice noodle with bean curd. People say the reason behind that is because the two conjure up a memorable flavor in one’s taste buds.

 

1. After the sticky rice balls are boiled in hot water for about 8 minutes, take them out into the bowl.
2. Put some yellow bean flour into the pan, and keep stirring until the flavor released.
3. Add two spoons of brown sugar into a small bowl, add some hot water to make the brown sugar become syrup.
4. Put all the sticky rice balls into the bowl with the yellow bean flour and make sure that each of them is coated evenly, and add the brown sugar syrup on top.