Top Ten Must-Eat Foods in Kunming

The top ten must-eat foods in Kunming are Yiliang Roast Duck, Humboldt Tea, Ham Moon Cake, Flower Cake, Sunset Sunflower Seed, Steamed Chicken, Salt Cake, Sweet Pepper, Stewed Rice with Yuntuidou and Yunnan Shilin Sweet Persimmon.

1, Yiliang Roast Duck: Yiliang Roast Duck is a classic local traditional dish in Yiliang County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. It originated in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. It has the characteristics of appropriate fat and thin, crisp and tender skin, bright oil, red and fragrant color and obvious local flavor.

2. Humboldt tea: Humboldt tea has a unique fragrance. People have the saying that "tea in the house smells like tea outside the hospital, tea in the hospital smells like tea, and one person makes tea all over the house". Its quality is characterized by flat, straight and smooth appearance, similar to fir leaves, hidden and rare, green color, sharp aroma, rich and fresh taste, clear yellow-green soup color and tender leaf bottom.

3. Ham moon cake: Ham moon cake was founded in Hexianglou, Kunming, and the owner's surname is Hu. He used to be an official chef with extraordinary skills. Later, he settled in Kunming and opened his own cake shop. The idea of making moon cakes with Yunnan ham was praised. Their descendants carried it forward, using the money elbow of Yuntui mixed with white sugar as stuffing, fresh lard and refined white flour as crispy skin, which was exquisite and delicious, and soon spread from one alley to another, becoming popular all over the world.

4. Flower cake: Flower cake is a kind of shortcake of edible roses unique to Yunnan, and it is a representative of Yunnan classic snacks with Yunnan characteristics. Flower cakes are mostly sold in local baking brands in Yunnan. Every April, waiting for the flower cake to go on the market has long been the common expectation of local people, and queuing to buy flower cakes has long been a common phenomenon.

5. Sunflower seed: Sunflower seed is a specialty of Jinning County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, and a geographical indication of national agricultural products. Sunset sunflower seed planting area belongs to a typical warm valley area, with prominent three-dimensional climate, warm and little rain, and sufficient sunshine. There are three kinds of seeds: red, white and black. The seeds are full and big, the surface color is crystal clear and smooth, and there are few empty grains.

6. Steamed chicken: Steamed chicken is a famous dish in Yunnan, named after steaming in a steamer. The main ingredient of steamed chicken is chicken and the main cooking process is cooking. The method is to wash the pheasant, cut it into small pieces, and put it in a steamer with ginger, salt and onion. Put the steamer on the soup pot filled with water, plug the gap with gauze, and then cook it on the fire. After the water in the soup pot is boiled, the steam will gradually steam the chicken through the steam nozzle in the middle of the steam pot.

7. Salted shortbread: Salted shortbread is a very popular snack in Kunming. There are two kinds of sweet and salty, most of which are salty. Because the salt cake is made of fermented dough, the finished product is fluffy and soft, the skin is crisp, there is an inconspicuous crisp layer, the inside is soft and greasy, and the taste is crisp and slightly hemp. If it is sweet, put sugar, fried sesame seeds, dried tangerine peel and diced sugar in it, which is sweet and delicious.

8. Zanthoxylum bungeanum: Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a specialty of Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, and a geographical indication of national agricultural products. Zanthoxylum bungeanum has the characteristics of large particles, red color, strong and shiny taste, dense and prominent oil glands, thick meat, thick skin with "ears", strong fragrance and heavy hemp taste. Dried fruits are purplish red, uniform in size, open-eyed, and have a strong and long hemp flavor.

9. Yuntuidou risotto: Yuntuidou risotto is a traditional folk food in Kunming. Every spring and summer, every household has to eat bean paste rice several times. At that time, farmers would pick green broad beans or peas, fry them with cloud legs or bacon, and then cook them with rice. White rice is dotted with red and green broad beans and ham, which strongly stimulates vision and smell, makes people drool and have an appetite.

10, Yunnan Shilin sweet persimmon: Yunnan Shilin sweet persimmon is a specialty of Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. Shilin county has climate and soil advantages suitable for planting sweet persimmon. The produced Shilin sweet persimmon has the characteristics of big size, fresh color, sweet crisp and delicious.