There are three must-taste menus in Kunming, and they are Cross Bridge Rice Noodles, wild Mushrooms (usually cooked in hot pot) and Qi Guo Ji (steamed chicken).

●         Cross Bridge Rice Noodles (Guo Qiao Rice Noodles)

Guo Qiao Rice Noodles has a 100 years history with a typical Yunnan flavor which is fashionable all over China. The Guo Qiao Rice Noodles is composed of several materials and a big bowl of thick Chicken soup. The chicken soup with thick oil on top to keep the heat for scalding slices of pork, cooked chicken slices, pork livers, squid slices or carp slices and vegetables and rice noodles.

 

●         Wild Mushrooms 

 Because of the particular geography and climate, Yunnan is very suitable for the growing of wild mushrooms and it is one of the places in the world with most abundant wild mushrooms. The wild mushrooms in Yunnan accounts for 2/3 in China and over a half of the world.

There are many wild mushrooms can be found in Kunming restaurants, such as Bai Yi mushroom (Ji Zong), Zhu Sun, Song Kou mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake), Gan Ba mushroom, Niu Gan mushroom, Qin Tou mushroom, Hu Zhang mushroom,etc.

                     
 

●         Steamed Potted Chicken (Qi Guo Ji)

Steamed Chicken is the traditional dish in Yunnan. The chicken is steamed in pottery boiler. This a special boiler in Yunnan, especially used for cooking dishes. The boiler looks like a earthen bowl with a cover. The pottery boiler can keep the original chicken taste perfectly. So chicken steamed by earthen boiler is more fresh and delicious. Usually, the steamed chicken is added with noble Chinese medicinal materials such as panax notoginseng, Chinese caterpillar fungus, rhizome gastrodiae and so on. These Chinese medicinal materials not only add the nutrition, but also add medicinal function.

 

Famous Dishes in Kunming

●         Lao Nai Yang Yu

Lao Nai Yang Yu is very similar to mashed potato stir-fried with vegetable oil, chopped shallot and onion, sliced green pepper and hams and so on. Other materials are added according to individual taste. Its cooking method is very simple, so it’s popular for people of all ages.

●         Xuan Wei Hams

 The history of Xuan Wei Hams can be dated back to the Yong Zheng period in Qing Dynasty (AD 1727). Xuan Wei Hams won a prize at the Panama Fair in 1925. It also has been sold well to Southeastern Asia and European countries.

●         Yi Liang Roast Duck

Yi Liang Roast Duck originated from Goujie Street of Yiliang. It is extraordinarily delicious with the crispy and yellowish skin, soft and tender duck meat. Yi Liang Roast Duck also has a special slight flavor of pine needles.

Street Snacks

Many snacks beside the street are very yummy! If you see the golden yellow potato chips, you will be mouth watered. They are deep-fried with special sauce, a mixture of fermented bean curd or fermented bean sauce. Sticky Tofu (Pleasantly Pungent Deep-fried Tofu) is a kind of a famous snack in Kunming.