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What to eat in Lijiang

There  are  three  primary  types  of  restaurants  in  Lijiang:  Naxi,  Tibetan,  and  Sichuan.  Some  restaurants  offer  more  than  one  type  of  food.  Much  Western  food  is  also  available,  but  more  expensive.

Lots  of  local  snack-type  foods  available  from  street  vendors,  including:

Baba  -  a  flat  wheatbread  available;  a  savory  version  sometimes  served  with  chili  sauce  and  a  sweeter  version  that  tastes  honey-flavored. 

Naxi  style  fried  white  cheese  -  A  soft  white  cheese  cut  into  slices  then  fried  in  a  non-greasy  batter.  Served  with  sugar  sprinkled  on  top  and  very  delicious  (only  seen  in  restaurants). 

Yak's  milk  yogurt  -  Has  a  bit  of  a  different  flavor  than  cow's  milk  yogurt,  but  very  good.  Commonly  served  with  honey,  muesli,  and/or  fruit.  Can  also  be  made  into  fruit  shakes. 

Fried  yak  meat  -  served  on  skewers.

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The Lijiang Baba is one of the local special snacks. It can be classified into two categories of sweet and salty, catering to different tastes. The strongly aromatized pastry features a golden color and a crispy flavor. It is the most popular food in Lijiang.




It is similar to the Shouzhua Mutton of Xinjiang, on the manufacture, it generally uses flexible and big pig, cow, or sheep.




The Jidou is a kind of bean, produced in the high elevation region, and the yield is very low. The Liangfen which is made of the bean has two kinds of cold and hot, hot hour for form, plus the region of an of the water, the flavor is very good, it is a kind of very popular light repast.

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