Giving Yunnan people a handful of mushrooms can create a magical world – Dali Bai Village

Number of days：6 days
Average cost: 2900 yuan
With whom: and friends
Updated: 2022.06.20

You absolutely have to visit Dali. Feel the breeze from Erhai Lake, watch the sunset over the twin seas, walk the winding streets of the ancient city, and marvel at the wonder of the twin towers, which have stood tall for millennia.

Dali is the romantic wonder of poets, the carefree world of writers, and a paradise every foodie yearns for. Life is slow and days are long. Today is Father's Day, so why not take your dad to Dali's Bai Village for a bowl of chicken soup with matsutake mushrooms? With such delicious food and beautiful scenery, wouldn't you want to bring your dad?

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Where can you find porcini, dry mushrooms, matsutake, blue-headed mushrooms, chanterelles, black tiger palm mushrooms, morels, trumpet mushrooms...?

In Guangxi, in Nanning, there's only one place called Dali Bai Village, where you'll find delicious food you've never seen or tasted before. As Zhu Gege, a famous Guangxi foodie, once said, "Give a Yunnan person a handful of mushrooms, and you can create a magical world." In Dali's Bai Village, wild mushrooms are a delicacy enjoyed by the entire population. There's a saying in Yunnan: "A year without mushrooms is a wasted year." No matter how much you talk about it, it's better to go on a spontaneous getaway. Instead of envying others feasting in Yunnan, why not savor the same delicious food right here at home? It's said that food is paramount to humankind, and getting to know a place starts with its cuisine. Yunnan's miraculous natural environment provides a rich tapestry of ingredients, and its diverse ethnic groups have also fostered a diverse array of cooking methods. The Yunnan cuisine of Dali's Bai Village is best described as "eating four seasons a day, ten meals a day, each with its own distinct flavor." When it comes to Yunnan cuisine, the first place people start is with a bowl of Yunnan rice noodles. In Yunnan, there's a national delicacy called rice noodles. Rice noodles are to Yunnan what the various rice vermicelli varieties are to Guangxi: despite different preparations and styles, they're all equally delicious. Don't ask who Jinhua is; Jinhua is Ah Mei. Jinhua, a Bai ethnic minority from Dali, delicately prepared a pot of Yunnan rice noodles for us. The process was complex, but the result was a swift devastation. Yunnan cuisine is like time itself: slow and drawn out. If I wait ten minutes for a bowl of rice noodles in Nanning, I'd already left... I firmly believe this is why Yunnan rice noodles haven't become so popular.

Eating rice noodles in Dali Bai Village—don't underestimate a simple bowl of rice noodles; it's filled with over a dozen seasonings, and the production process is quite complex, making it truly unique in Nanning. It's no wonder that slow work produces fine results, like the slow-cooked broth, which is made with genuine ingredients.

One of Yunnan's Eighteen Wonders: Selling Milk Slices

In Dali Bai Village, I finally got to taste the legendary "Ru Shan" (milk fan).

Manager Kong told me that "Ru Shan" (milk fan) is a common sight in Dali. Walking the streets of Dali Ancient City, you'll find love at every turn. You'll stumble across stalls selling it. Their crispy, milky flavor is, yes, sweeter than first love.

In Dali Bai Village, being able to eat rice sausage is an absolute blessing.

This seemingly bizarre rice sausage is a unique Yunnan delicacy, similar to the blood sausage we have in Hechi. It is made with glutinous rice and pig blood. It can be steamed or fried. It looks black, but it is actually very delicious.

Niu Ganba is a very special kind of fire-roasted beef. The chefs of Dali Bai Village use the best quality beef and add unique spices to the charcoal grill. It is fragrant and delicious, but unfortunately it consumes a lot of alcohol.

As soon as this dish from the Bai Village in Dali comes up, it immediately catches everyone's attention. It is domineering and heroic, and it seems to have boundless power. But do you know what this "long" is?

Stay tuned for the next article to analyze it.

The local pig bacon from the Bai ethnic group in Dali has an extraordinary aroma. When you taste it lightly, you will feel that you will fall in love with it. There's always a flavor that makes you fall in love with this city.

Today is Father's Day. If mother is the warm ocean, then father is the towering mountain. Treat him to a bowl of soup today!

The coconut chicken and matsutake soup from Dali Bai Village is incredibly nutritious. It replenishes energy, beautifies the skin, and nourishes yin and replenishes deficiency.

I enjoyed a drink with friends and gently sipped the soup with my father...