Kunming Food

The most fabulous of all Yunnan food is Yunnan rice noodles (Guoqiao mixian, literally "Crossing the bridge rice noodles"). This tasty noodle dish made with chicken broth and super thin slices of meat is famous throughout all of China and you can try this typical Yunnan dish at the "Jixin Yunnan Flavor Restaurant" and the Guoqiaodu Restaurant. Other Yunnan treats to look for are the Yunnan Eight Pastries and also Xuanwei Ham (as a common Yunnan ingredient).

For a taste of ethnic cuisine, such as Dai or Bai, there are many good restaurants in Kunming. Laozhiqing Restaurant is well known for its authentic, delicious Dai food. While not Yunnanese or minority food, if your looking for something different after too much rice noodles, then try Kunming's Beijing restaurant near Dongfeng Lu and the Shanghainese Restaurant in the King World Hotel.

Yunnan Rice Noodles (云南米线)

Yunnan rice noodles (Guoqiao mixian) is one of the most famous specialties of Yunnan Province. This specialty is composed of three main groups of ingredients, namely, a bowl of extremely hot chicken broth, various slices of meat (including chicken slices, fish slices and meat slices) with various seasonings and a bowl of cold Yunnan rice noodles. The procedure for making this dish is to first add the meat and seasonings to the extremely hot broth and then add the noodles. The broth cooks the thi

Yunnan Eight Pastries (八仙饼)

Yunnan is also famous for its pastries and snacks as represented by the Yunnan Eight Pastries (dianbajian). These tasty creations are made with ingredients that are exclusive to Yunnan with various stuffings that appeal to all kinds of people, and use ingredients ranging from salty ham and chicken to sweet fruit and sesame seeds.