Dali snacks and everyday dishes

Follow the markets: rice snacks, warm breads and everyday sweets. Learn what to look for.

In Dali, Follow the Markets to Find Food

Start with a rolled rice noodle, a piece of baba, and a bowl of hot soup to get to know the everyday food of Dali. Includes food entries and clues for further exploration.

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Everyday rice foods

漾濞卷粉（Yangbi Rice Rolls）

Thin rice wrappers rolled with nut sauce and pickled vegetables, eaten cold, with a sour and spicy flavor and a hint of walnut aroma.

巍山𤆵肉饵丝（Weishan 𤆵 Meat Rice Noodles） →

Soft rice-made er si served with slow-cooked pork, a bowl of breakfast worth sitting down for.

烧饵块（Grilled Erkuai） →

Rice cakes are softened over a fire, spread with sauce, and folded—a convenient handheld meal in everyday Yunnan life.

Breads from the oven

喜洲破酥粑粑（Xizhou flaky pastry baba）

A wheat-flour flatbread with a toasted, fragrant exterior and flaky layers inside; first decide whether you want the sweet or savory version.

Dairy and sweets

More local flavors

稀豆粉（Xidoufen (Pea Flour Porridge)）

A warm bowl of bean-scented breakfast food, offering another clue for getting to know local breakfast culture.