Fine, Fresh, Home-Style Cooking, “The Kitchen” Baisha Town.

The food factor, can be a ‘factor’ while traveling. Here in Baisha, where I will be based for awhile, developing English and foreign language content for https://yunnanexploration.com, I’ve been fortunate to meet the equivalent of my personal chef.

Meet Yaw~Yaw, she operates a small kitchen, aptly named…”The Kitchen”….each day she meets the Naxi women who come down from the mountain with large baskets full to overflowing, with the freshest healthiest assortment of veggies I have ever seen. She acquires enough goodies to make fresh soups and dishes of amazing variety… throughout the day to your personal liking.

Take a walk up the magical, ancient cobblestone streets of Baisha, in a few short blocks you will pass indigenous Naxi women vending fresh cooked lentil cakes, and locally harvested fried potatoes. Tea stalls, art studios, and shops vending handmade items, old jewelry, icons & rudraksha bead rosaries, as well as meticulously embroidered items the likes of which we seldom see.

With great gratitude I am being well nourished. In a country full of savory flavors, & exotic dishes it’s nice to have your little ‘spot’…a kitchen where you can rest assured that the food will be clean and fresh, and custom prepared to your liking. When traveling through this wondrous region of China, be sure to visit Yaw~Yaw’s kitchen…’ The Kitchen’.

More photos and travel notes….coming soon!

Gary A. Elliot