Yongren County Dining
People who take a tour to Yongren never forget to taste the local traditional cuisine of Yongren. As a town having various Chinese ethnic minorities, the local food is different from other places.
What to Eat in Yongren County?
1. Yongren Walnut (永仁核桃)
The walnut of Yongren County has a long planting history, and features "large in size, thin shell, kernel in white, sweet flavor, high kernel ratio and rich nutrition".
2. Jizong Mushroom (鸡枞菌)
The Jizong Mushroom is one of the top-class mushroom types and a rare product of the mountain. You can fry it with meat or ham, or fried it alone, or boil it, or make soup with it. No matter how you cook it, it always tastes fresh and amazing.
3. Roasted Pig (烤乳猪)
Yongren roasted pig with a local flavor is the traditional cuisine, raw materials, which use lean pig, get it clean and then, coated with a variety of condiments, baked on charcoal fire until cooked skin yellow flesh.
4. Lamp Soup Pot (羊汤锅)
Lamp soup pot is Yongren people's favorite food, but also the most popular food.
5. Yi Ethnic Buckwheat Cakes (彝族扒糕)
Tartary buckwheat is nutritious and good for the health of digestion. The special tartary buckwheat with honey is the traditional ethnic food of Yi Nationality. It is always served to entertain the guests.
Where to Eat in Yongren County?
There are many special restaurants in Yongren. We have listed some restaurants with good taste and beautiful environment for tourists.
