Topic: FAO: On

+Anonymous A — 11.9 years ago #37,574

In the three years that Matt Miller has been living in China, has he ever invited you out for dinner at one of his exclusive Kunming restaurants?

+Anonymous B — 11.9 years ago, 8 minutes later[T] [B] #422,016

No, be he's asked if he can stay at On's place for a few days. (And been denied.)

+Anonymous C — 11.9 years ago, 41 minutes later, 50 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #422,023

Kunming's cuisine is distinctly Yunnanese and combines fresh ingredients afforded by the moderate climate with mild herbs and spices giving its cooked dishes sufficient flavour but lacking the pungency associated with food from other regions of the country. The city's climate fosters the growth of literally hundreds of species of mushroom which are consequently a predominant feature of many dishes. There are other regional Chinese cuisines, with a few upmarket restaurants serving international dishes. Back lanes running north off Dongfeng Xi Lu or Jinbi Lu have the famous stalls and restaurants where the locals offer specialties such as grilled cheese, hotpots, fried snacks rolled in chilli powder, loaves of meat-stuffed soda bread, and rich duck and chicken casseroles. The special dish of Kunming is guò qiáo mĭxiàn, a boiling, chicken soup with rice noodles under a very thin layer of oil. Raw meat and vegetables are added by the consumer to ensure the ingredients are fresh and the ingredients will be cooked in the hot soup since the cut of the raw meat and vegetables are extremely thin. The legend behind "crossing bridge noodles" involves a student studying for the imperial exam (which was given once per year). He went to study on an island a short way from his wife and village. Every day his wife would bring him food, but because of the distance (she had to cross a bridge) the food would get cold. The student's wife figured out that by layering the broth with oil, she could keep the food hot.

Some of the most famous Kunming food is as follows:

Over the Bridge Rice Noodles Guo qiao mi xian 过桥米线
Steam Potted Chicken 气锅鸡
Er Kuai (Rice Cake)
Smoked Smelly Bean Curd, a popular night stall snack 臭豆腐
The Eight Treasures of Yunnan, a type of stuffed cake

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