Yunnan-Style Vegetarian Feast
Last night I got dinner with some friends, including the team behind gokunming.com. Although there was only one practicing vegetarian at the table, we somehow found ourselves leaning towards a completely meatless meal. This is generally hard to do in China and can be particularly difficult in Kunming, where it seems like there are slimy bits of pork in almost everything. Check out the original photo on Flickr to see my description/translation of each dish. Some of this stuff (particularly the grandma’s potatoes/ lao nai yang yu) can only be found in Yunnan province, but other stuff is pan-China.
For anyone coming through Kunming this GuoQingJie, allow me to recommend Heavenly Mana, the small Chinese restaurant next to Salvadors at the intersection of Wenlinjie and Wenhuaxiang. It’s well-located, the food is consistently good, the menu is broad and effectively translated into English (everyone can order! yay!) and pricing is very reasonable. We spent 40 RMB/ US $5 on the pictured meal.