Kunming A practical shortlist of 20 dishes, snacks and drinks to recognize before ordering in Kunming.
20 dishes
Recipes, spice, offal and fish-bone handling vary. Fine bones may remain even when a dish is usually low-bone. Show the Chinese phrase and confirm allergies or dietary restrictions before ordering.
20 Category All Main dishes Staples & noodles Snacks Sweets & drinks
Spice All Not spicy Mild Medium Hot Varies
Main ingredients All Pork Beef & lamb Poultry Seafood Egg & dairy
Food concerns All Avoid organ meats Low/no-bone fish
Dietary needs All Usually no pork Vegetarian possible
Staples & noodles · Crossing-the-bridge noodles Crossing-the-bridge noodles 过桥米线 18–55 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Small-pot rice noodles Small-pot rice noodles 小锅米线 15–40 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Erkuai rice cakes Erkuai rice cakes 饵块 12–30 ¥ Snacks · Grilled rushan cheese Grilled rushan cheese 烤乳扇 6–18 ¥ Main dishes · Steam-pot chicken Steam-pot chicken 汽锅鸡 18–45 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Wild mushroom hotpot Wild mushroom hotpot 野生菌火锅 15–35 ¥ Main dishes · Xuanwei ham Xuanwei ham 宣威火腿 30–80 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Yunnan spicy chicken Yunnan spicy chicken 云南辣子鸡 30–75 ¥ Organ meats: ask Snacks · Yunnan potato cake Yunnan potato cake 洋芋粑粑 10–25 ¥ Snacks · Rubing grilled cheese Rubing grilled cheese 乳饼 10–25 ¥ Main dishes · Dali sour-and-spicy fish Dali sour-and-spicy fish 大理酸辣鱼 35–100 ¥ Organ meats: ask Fish has bones Staples & noodles · Rice noodle roll Rice noodle roll 卷粉 10–25 ¥ Snacks · Mint salad Mint salad 薄荷凉菜 8–22 ¥ Main dishes · Fermented-bean beef Fermented-bean beef 豆豉牛肉 20–55 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Pu'er tea Pu'er tea 普洱茶 8–25 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Yunnan rose cake Yunnan rose cake 鲜花饼 8–25 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Rice noodle cake Rice noodle cake 米浆粑粑 8–25 ¥ Main dishes · Dai grilled fish Dai grilled fish 傣味烤鱼 25–65 ¥ Organ meats: ask Fish has bones Main dishes · Chrysanthemum tofu Chrysanthemum tofu 菊花豆腐 20–50 ¥ Snacks · Yunnan pickled vegetables Yunnan pickled vegetables 云南腌菜 6–18 ¥ 