Yunnan local food
Local dishes, ingredients and the stories behind them.
Changning Black Tea Stewed Chicken 昌宁红茶炖鸡
Changning Black Tea Stewed Chicken (昌宁红茶炖鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Baoshan, Yunnan. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). The term 茶 points to tea or a locally named drink.
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Read dish guide →Chicken Stewed with Gastrodia 天麻炖鸡
Chicken Stewed with Gastrodia (天麻炖鸡) is a local dish in Zhaotong (昭通), Yunnan (云南), pairing fresh gastrodia with free-range chicken.
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Zhenxiong Pig Trotters in Sour Soup 镇雄酸汤猪脚
Zhenxiong Pig Trotters in Sour Soup (镇雄酸汤猪脚) are pig's trotters simmered in a sour red-bean broth, a well-known dish of Zhenxiong County (镇雄县) in Zhaotong (昭通), Yunnan; the county borders Sichuan and Guizhou.
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Read dish guide →Notoginseng Stewed Chicken 三七炖鸡
Notoginseng Stewed Chicken (三七炖鸡) is a chicken soup cooked with the roots of notoginseng (三七), the medicinal plant that has earned Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (文山壮族苗族自治州) the name 'home of notoginseng'.
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Erhai Water Flower Greens and Taro Soup 洱海海菜芋头汤
Erhai Water Flower Greens and Taro Soup (洱海海菜芋头汤) is a home-style soup from Dali (大理) combining an aquatic plant with taro, beans and a little cured pork.
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Chicken Stewed with Matsutake 松茸炖鸡
Chicken Stewed with Matsutake (松茸炖鸡) combines sliced mushrooms with chicken broth in Diqing (迪庆), Yunnan (云南).
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Naxi chicken with tofu 挨巴纠（土鸡炖豆腐）
The chicken is savory and substantial, while tofu provides a softer, absorbent contrast and the broth remains gentler than a chili-rich sauce.
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