Street food & snacks 街头小吃

Lijiang baba flatbread 丽江粑粑

The outside is golden and crisp in places, while the layered center is softer and rich. Sweet rose or sugar flavors differ markedly from savory ham versions.

Chickpea jelly 鸡豆凉粉

The jelly is firm but yielding and lightly beany; cold versions emphasize smoothness, while frying adds a crisp, savory edge.

Tengchong xidoufen breakfast 腾冲稀豆粉

The pea base is softly earthy and creamy without necessarily containing dairy. Crisp fried dough offers a strong contrast to the spoonable texture.

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Qujing steamed ersi noodles 曲靖蒸饵丝

The ersi are elastic and substantial, with a glossy coating and concentrated meat flavor rather than a large volume of broth.

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Grilled erkuai rice cake 烧饵块

The erkuai is soft and elastic with toasted patches, while sauce supplies sweet, salty or spicy flavor. Fillings add crunch or richness.

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Tonghai scallion cake 通海葱花饼

The outside is fragrant and crisp-edged, while the center is softer and chewy, with savory green-onion flavor rather than a sweet filling.

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Xizhou baked filled bread 喜洲粑粑

A crisp surface contrasts with soft layers. The savoury version can be rich with fat, while sweet versions give a very different snack.

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Yongsheng water-soaked flaky pastries 永胜水酥饼

The result has a flaky, rich shell with a softer filling. The water-soaking step does not turn it into a steamed bun.

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Pan-Fried Rubing Cheese 水煎乳饼

Pan-Fried Rubing Cheese (水煎乳饼) is listed among the local specialties of Yunnan. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads. 煎 describes pan-frying.

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Guandu Griddle Cakes 官渡粑粑

Guandu Griddle Cakes (官渡粑粑) are round cakes associated with Guandu Old Town (官渡古镇) in Kunming (昆明). Xinhua’s 2020 visit to baker Yang Wu (杨武) documents a chewy dough, sweet fillings and cooking on a large, flat-bottomed pan.

Flaky Steamed Buns 破酥包

Flaky Steamed Buns (破酥包) are a traditional Kunming (昆明) pastry with lard-made layers inside the dough. Both savoury and sweet fillings are documented, and the wrapper is described as soft and loose-textured.

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Fresh Flower Cakes 鲜花饼

Fresh Flower Cakes (鲜花饼) are rose-filled pastries associated with Kunming’s (昆明) everyday tradition of eating flowers. Their flaky shells enclose a sweet floral filling, with individual bakers adapting the flavours.