Tengchong Dining

Tengchong Food in Yunnan is unique, which is completely different from the normal flavor of Yunnan, with oil but not greasy, moderate hot and sour, sweet and refreshing. Home-cooked dishes of Tengchong are dominated with acid and spicy, and the most used condiments are sour bamboo shoot, pickles, hot pepper, etc.

What to Eat in Tengchong?

1. Dajiujia (大救驾)

Dajiujia, which means  “Rescuing the Emperor” is a dish of stir - fried rice cake slices. Local people call it "Erkuai", The name literally means "ear piece," a reference to the shape of one of its common forms. It is often served stir-fried with vegetables, and málà (麻辣) sauce, which is a mixture of dried red chilis, Sichuan pepper, and salt. 

Dajiujia

2.Tengchong Ersi/Rice Noodle (腾冲饵丝)

Tengchong Ersi is made of a special local rice named “Jiangmi”, which has nearly 400 years’ history. It’s a kind of quick served snacks loved both by locals or tourists abroad. There’re two cooking methods: to boil and to stir-fry. For boiling, fresh meat, meatballs, ham is added and mixed with Ersi in different soups of various tastes. For stir-frying, it is just the cooking method of Dajiujia.

 Tengchong Ersi

3.Guozi /Dish in Earthen Pot (锅子)

If you went to a local night street, you would get eyeful sight of Chinese “Guozi”, which is in fact dishes served in a earthen pot. Sauced vegetables are firstly put in the pot bottom, followed with crisp meet, bamboo shoots and pigskin etc.  Finally some omelettes and chopped green onion are put on the top as decoration.

Tengchong Guozi

4.Tounao(头脑)

Tounao belongs to nourished medicinal cuisine. The syrup contains three fatty pieces of mutton, a lotus root and a Chinese yam boiled in a bowl of flour paste. While eating it , put some Chinese chives on it. Tounao looks good and tastes fresh and sticky, which is good to body health.

Tengchong Tounao

5.Tengchong Preserved Fruits(腾冲果脯)

Tengchong preserved fruits take fruits produced in sub-tropical and temperate zone as their main materials, among which preserved papaya candy, licorice mango are the most famous ones. You may find various kind of preserved fruits with its specific taste.

6.Xiacun Doufen /Beancurd Jelly (下村豆粉)

It tastes very good and soft. It is made of soy, added with chili oil and rice vinegar . Don’t you want taste this delicious snack?

Tengchong Xiacun Bean Flour

7. Xiacun Bean Noodles(下村豆米线)

The authentic Xiacun bean noodles are made of soya milk made of peas. It is also called "Chengjiang bean noodles". The features of  the noodles are: bright-colored, chewy, tender and fresh. Xiacun bean noodles use seasonings like red chili oil, white sesame oil, yellow Chinese prickly ash oil, green coriander, milky-white mashed garlic, black soybean sauce and brown vinegar...

8.Hetu Dashao(合图大烧)

Hetu Dashao is another Baoshan traditional dish eaten together with Xiachun bean noodles. Dashao is crispy outside and tender inside. The skin looks golden and bright and tastes crispy, while the meat tastes fresh and sweet. Its color, aroma and taste are superior than those cooked in other ways.

Where to Eat in Tengchong?

There are many restaurants in Tengchong to enjoy Tengchong cuisine and local snacks such as Dajiujia, Tengchong Ersi and Guozi, etc. Western food restaurants and Muslim restaurants can also be found in Dehong. Tengchong Dining Page will give you information about where to eat in Tengchong.

Best Places to Eat Dajiujia (大救驾)

  • Yuezhou Shifu (越洲食府)
    Add: Qiluo Shopping Mall, Rehai Road 热海路绮罗商贸城内
    Tel:0875-5192289
  •  Qiaoxiangzhai (侨香斋)
    Add: Near Village Committee of Shangjia Village, Tengyue Town 腾越镇尚家寨村村委会旁
    Tel:08755159666
  • Jiangsao Home Cuisine (姜嫂私房菜)
    Add: No. 40, Daqiao Lane大桥巷40号
    Tel:/
  • Cunjia Xiaoyuan Restaurant (寸家小院餐馆)
    Add: Cunjiawan, Shuidui Village, Heshun Town 和顺镇水碓村寸家湾
    Tel:/

Best Places to Eat Tengchong Ersi (腾冲饵丝)

  • Yingxiangyuan Restaurant (盈香园餐厅)
    Add:Near Intersection of  Tengyue Road and Guanghua Road 腾跃路与光华路交叉口
    Tel:0875-5135328
  • Yuquanyuan Restaurant (玉泉园)
    Add: Yuquanyuan Restaurant, Tengyue Road 腾越路玉泉园
    Tel:0875-5190396
  • Jinjiayuan Restaurant (晋家园酒楼)
    Add:Jinjiayuan Residential Complex, Tiancheng Community, Tengyue Town 腾越镇天成社区晋家园小区
    Tel:0875-5131869
  • Pangjie Recipes (胖姐拿手菜)
    Add: No. 46, Group 7, Shizilu Village, Heshun Town 和顺镇十字路村七社46号
    Tel:13987501421

Best Places to Eat Guozi (锅子)

  • Yuezhou Shifu (越洲食府)
    Add: Qiluo Shopping Mall, Rehai Road 热海路绮罗商贸城内
    Tel:0875-5192289
  • Jiangsao Home Cuisine (姜嫂私房菜)
    Add: No. 40, Daqiao Lane大桥巷40号
    Tel:/
  • Cunjia Xiaoyuan Restaurant (寸家小院餐馆)
    Add: Cunjiawan, Shuidui Village, Heshun Town 和顺镇水碓村寸家湾
    Tel:/
  • Pangjie Recipes (胖姐拿手菜)
    Add: No. 46, Group 7, Shizilu Village, Heshun Town 和顺镇十字路村七社46号
    Tel:13987501421

The Best Restaurants in Tengchong

  • Liuji Restaurant (刘记餐馆)
    Add: Heshun Ancient Town 和顺古镇内
    Open Hour:09:00-21:30
  • Cuizhuyuan Wild Mushroom Hotpot (翠竹园野生菌火锅店)
    Add: No. 209, Huoshan Road, Tengyue Town 腾越镇火山路209号
    Open Hour:09:00-21:30
  • Zhangjiadayuan Tengyue Recipes (张家大院腾越菜)
    Add: 018 Township Road, Bolian Hot Spring  018乡道柏联温泉旁
    Open Hour:10:30-21:30
  • Chaowei Halal Beef Restaurant (朝伟清真铜瓢牛肉)
    Add: Near Jianjun Hospital, Dongfang Road 东方路健君医院旁边
    Open Hour: 10:00-22:00

Muslim Restaurants in Tengchong

  • Qingzhen Tingyuan Restaurant (清真庭院餐馆)
    Add: No. 23, Guanyintang Residential Complex, Guanyintang Village 观音塘村观音塘小区23号
    Open Hour:08:00-21:00
  • Tengyi  Halal Beef Restaurant (腾益清真铜瓢牛肉馆)
    Add: 100 meters Northern of the Intersection of Baofeng Road and Songyuan Road 宝峰路与松园路交叉口北100米
    Open Hour:08:00-22:00
  • Mazilu Muslim Restaurant (马自禄清真食馆)
    Add: Southern Section of Fengchi Road 凤翅路南段
    Open Hour:07:00-23:00

Western Restaurants in Tengchong

  • Saina Zuo'an Western Restaurant (Tengchong Branch) 塞纳左岸西餐咖啡厅(腾冲店)
    Add: Entrance of Yuyuanyuan Scenic Spot, Tengyue Town 腾越镇玉泉园景区入口处
    Open Hour:10:00-00:00
  • Wuyou Landscape Restaurant (无有景观餐厅)
    Add: No. 56, Houtoupo, Dashi Lane 大石巷后头坡56号
    Open Hour: 09:00-22:00
  • Let's pizza
    Add: 5th Floor, Fortune Shopping Center, Fanjiapo 范家坡环岛财富中心五楼
    Open Hour:10:30-22:30

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