As the capital of Yunnan, Kunming has always been the center of politics, economy, culture and transportation. It has a mild climate, rich natural resources, and a large number of famous chefs. Combining the essence of local and ethnic diets of past dynasties, the diversity, complexity, and integration of Yunnan's food culture are particularly prominent and distinctive in Kunming. When traveling to Kunming, Yunnan, it is indispensable to taste some delicious food and satisfy your appetite. The snacks on the streets of Kunming are really mouth-watering. The snacks on the street, barbecues, time-honored snack bars, and elegant restaurants gather local specialties. It is simply a paradise for foodies!

First of all, let's take stock of the rice noodles that best represent Kunming. Yunnan people have a special feeling for rice noodles. Yunnan people have a long history of eating rice noodles and many ways to eat them.

Duanshi Xiaoguo: Over the decades of inheritance, Duanshi Xiaoguo has become one of the representatives of Kunming's flavor. Like many old Kunming delicacies, Duanshi Xiaoguo eats not only a taste, but also an old Kunming life. Their small pot rice noodles and stewed meal nuggets are all famous Yunnan snacks. But what their family is most famous for is the stewed bait silk. In addition to carefully selecting the bait silk without containing any additives, more importantly, each bowl of bait silk is hand-cut and almost the same length. Because the hand-cut bait silk has bristles, it can absorb the essence of the ingredients, which is one of the reasons why the stewed bait silk is more delicious.

Address: No. 74, Wenlin Street, Wuhua District

Douxiang Garden: This is an established snack bar in Kunming for more than ten years. Their tofu pudding rice noodles taste authentic, are full of ingredients, and are affordable. They often queue up during meal time. In addition to bean pudding rice noodles, bean noodle glutinous rice balls and soy milk glutinous rice are also very popular.

Address: 20 meters southwest of the intersection of Wenlin Street and Fengzhu Street, Wuhua District

Jingxingyuan Canned Rice Noodles: A very delicious shop. Canned Rice Noodles, Canned Brain Flowers, Mixed Cake Lotus Root Starch are all very delicious, and sweet white wine is worth trying.

Address: Xiaolushui River, Huashan East Road, Wuhua District (near No. 92 Station)

Speaking of Kunming cuisine, I have to mention Guandu Baba and Flower Cake

Guandu Baba: There is a passage in Mr. Tao Zhen's article: "I don't say that Kunming is located on a plateau and has a climate like Geneva in Switzerland. It is not hot in summer and cold in winter; nor do I say I love the water of Dianchi Lake and raise Kunming City people. I only talk about one place where I live-Guandu. I fell in love with Kunming from here, because you can see the simplicity and kindness of Guandu people from just a baba."

Address: Driving and hawking in the streets and alleys of Kunming

Flower cakes: The history of making flower cakes can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty more than 300 years ago. Because flower cakes are popular among the people, they are widely spread, and are seen from Kunming in the southwest to Tianjin in the north. With tribute from officials within the court, it became a royal spot for the court and was deeply loved by Emperor Qianlong.

Address: All major Jiahua stores sell it

Eating potatoes makes children grow, and potatoes are also an indispensable daily snack in Kunming.

Pan small fried potatoes: It has lasted for 22 years. Even if the store is a bit crude, its taste has become the first choice for many people to eat potatoes. His family's fried potatoes focus on seasonings, which are divided into two types: dry and trendy. The dry seasoning is secret chili noodles, and the trendy seasoning is fermented bean curd juice. It seems a simple combination, but it has an attractive aroma!

Address: Lishutou Lane next to Panlong Primary School, Renmin East Road

Xiaofan Food Restaurant: Kunming's time-honored snacks are almost unknown to everyone. Thanks to the fame of fried potatoes, many people look for them to eat, and the small store is full at any time. Golden potatoes with sweet and salty sauce are a star product in the store. Secret sweet sauce + fermented bean curd juice, sprinkled with a layer of coriander, put the cooked potatoes into the pan again and fried until golden and crispy, delicious and addictive!

Address: No. 410 Dongfeng West Road (Near District People's Hospital)

In Kunming, in addition to the authentic flavor of Kunming, there are also many specialty delicacies. Kunming Food Street allows you to eat from the street to the end of the street.

Nanping (Xiangyun Street): Nanping Street is an old neighborhood in Kunming's history and an ancient commercial street in Kunming City. It should be the most popular commercial pedestrian street in Kunming, a place that integrates commerce and food. Shuncheng Underground Food City, Xiangyun Food City and the upstairs floor of Zhengyi Square North Hall are all famous food gathering places."Pea Powder", Xiangyun Food City's "Pineapple Rice", stinky tofu, crossing the bridge rice noodles, and hot and sour noodles all taste pretty good. At around 22:00 p.m., the night snack stalls at Nanping Street are fully opened, with all kinds of snacks and delicious food available. Whether it is Dai flavor, Sichuan flavor, snacks, or hot pot, you can find it here.

Address: Nanping Street (Xiangyun Street), Wuhua District, Kunming City

Yuanxi Road: When it comes to Yuanxi Road, almost everyone in Kunming knows it and knows it. It is Kunming's "student street". Yuanyuan West Road is next to Yunnan University and is a favorite snack street for college students. There are snacks and delicious food all the way along Yuanxi Road, extending from the tip of the slope to the end of the slope. During the day, there are bustling crowds, and at night, college students coming out to play after class. The snacks on Yuanxi Road can be described in multiple words: the spicy and refreshing Dai flavor chung chicken feet, the fragrant kebabs, the sweet and soft glutinous ice porridge, and the Longmen flower armor with strong garlic aroma... The entire street is filled with a strong aroma, which can be smelled from far away, making it quite popular.

Address: Yuanyuan West Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City, the east gate of Yunda University and the east gate of Yunda University

When you come to Kunming, you must try the wild fungi here. It often tastes like Kunming.

Guanshang Middle Road: Guanshang cuisine has become a new highlight of Kunming cuisine. This is a wild mushroom street. Every street here is full of restaurants selling fungi. This is a feast for fungi, and this is the home of fungi. Throughout the street, wild mushroom restaurants with classical and elegant decoration can be seen everywhere. The attractive aroma of wild fungi wafts across the street, making diners who come here drool. The wild fungi here are delicious, whether fried, fried or boiled, they are all delicious. From May to November every year, Kunming is the best time to eat fungi. On the wild mushroom street, there are many types of fungi, whether it is porcini, matsutake or miscellaneous fungi, you can order whatever you want.

Address: Guanshang Middle Road, Guandu District, Kunming City

As a member of the army of foodies, how can we let go of the delicious barbecue?

Fengning Night Market: Fengning Night Market is a famous barbecue night market in Kunming. If those snack streets are a paradise for food, then this is a paradise for barbecue. Fengning's Barbecue City is particularly lively at night. Everyone likes to come to the city to eat barbecues. Some people are willing to drive for an hour for it, which shows how famous it is. There are a wide variety of barbecues here and affordable prices. There are also many other snacks on the roadside, not just barbecues. Fengning Night Market was quite lively before Kunming was established as a national civilized city. Every day when it was dark, men and women were crowded with each other, eating barbecues and midnight snacks, making it quite famous. Nowadays, it is not as lively as it used to be. Of course, there are still several very delicious snack bars.

Address: Fengning Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City

In Kunming, you can not only eat local specialties, but also delicious snacks from all over the country. These snacks and delicacies are hidden in the streets and alleys of Kunming.