As Lijiang located in the key traffic site of Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan, and also as the residence of multi-minorities, the largest feature of Lijiang dining is varied and abundant. The tourists of every swarming into Lijiang make it is possible to have even some specialties from abroad. The most famous area of Lijiang for dinning is Sifang Square and its surrounding areas.

Yunnan Lijiang Baba/ Flour Cakes

The oldest and most traditional with most folk featuring product of Yunnan is Heqing Wine. And Lijiang Baba is now as famous as Heqing Wine. It is a round flour pan cake made of flour, ham scallions or sugar. Lijiang Baba can be described as a kind of deep-fried flour pan-cake stuffed with meat or vegetables.

Lijiang Baba as a sort of the most popular snack in Lijiang is divided into two categories: the sweet and salty. Both of them are featuring golden color and crispy exterior.

Yunnan Lijiang Yangyu Baba /White Potato Pan-cakes

From the name we know this snack is made of the white potato. This kind of pan-cake is a sort of must food during harvest seasons in mountainous areas. Making White Potato Pan-cakes is to express a good harvest and skills. Lijiang Yangyu Baba is the mixture of mashed potato, slightly salt and pepper sauce. After deep-frying, it is a bit hot, fragrant and tasty.

Chui Gan

Chui Gan is a method of having pig livers for Bai Minority, Yi and Naxi People. Chui Gan is a special food of He Qing, a county next to Liajiang. This food in fact both belongs to cold dish and preserved food.

Guo Qiao Mi Xian / Crossing Bridge Rice Noodles

Guo Qiao Mi Xian is a traditional and famous flavor of Yunnan. It is a must try when you are traveling in Yunnan. Crossing Bridge Rice Noodle or Guo Qiao Mi Xian is a hot soup (chicken, duck, ham and beef soup) with a layer of oil and topped with different kinds of meat and vegetables go with rice noodles in the soup.

Ji Dou Liang Fen / Soybean Noodles

This is another kind of famous cold dish or snack in Lijiang. This food can be found from the booths or restaurants in all streets and lanes of Lijiang. Ji Dou Liang Fen is made of local soybean. This jelly-like bean noodles is an ideal food in summer for getting rid of hotness. The street booths usually prepare two sorts of bean rice noodles for customers: the hot and the cold. The Soybean Noodles are very popular during summertime and the hot noodles are popular in winter.

Mi Guan Chang / Rice Sausage

Mi Guan Chang is a unique flavor of Lijiang. It is cooked with pig blood, rice and many ingredients. Making and having rice sausage is a traditional custom for Naxi people, especially in Spring Festival. At that time almost every family will make rice sausages. The rice sausages are cut into slices and deep-fried or steamed before being taken on table.

Naxi Kaoyu Naxi Grilled Fish

Naxi Kaoyu is a very famous grilled fish in Lijiang. The fish is coated with peanuts, dry peppers and deep-fried. It is not as oily as you would think, though it is packed with spicy punch. As the fish is from local lakes and rivers, the grilled fish is extremely fresh and delicious.

Pipa Rou / Salted Pork Slices

Pipa Rou is also one of the specialties of Naxi cuisine. It is a course of dish getting materials from a whole salted pig. A whole pig after being cleaned is added with many ingredients. Pipa refers to Chinese lute (a plucked string instrument with a fretted fingerboard). As the slated whole pig is shaped like the Chinese lute, it is also called Pipa Rou in Chinese. The salted pork slices is fat but not greasy.

Tuotuo Rou / Pork Chunks

Tuotuo Rou means meat chunks, which is a must-eat for Yi people in festivals especially important festivals. Tuo means chunks. It is named Tuotuo Rou because of the shape. The pork is baked lightly before being cut into big chunks that are boiled and seasoned with salt, pepper and chili.