Lijiang Food Restaurants

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Lijiang cuisine is a blend of Han Chinese and Tibetan styles.Charming hole-in-the-wallstreet outlets offer delicious baba any time of the day.Best eaten in the mornings，this thick flatbread of wheat-served plain or stuffed with vegetables，meat，lard，extracted ham cubes or condiments such as sugar mixed with pure mountain water，heated over a slow fire on a flat frying pan-is a Lijiang specialty.For local fare，a“Naxi sandwich”will have goat cheese and tomato slices between baba slices.For the more adventurous，deep-fried grasshoppers，dragonflies and other insects are also offered.Gulp them down with a selection of wine.

Zhuyuan rou is a traditional Mosuo preserved pork.A whole pig is de-boned，stuffed with salt and spices，then shaped into a pipa and then air-dried.Because of its unique shape，it’s also called pipa rou（pipa rou）.If you haven’t had enough pork，Lijiang is also known for its three-river ham（sanjiang huotui）.For those who want something stronger than tea to wash down all that meat，cellar wine（jiao jiu）fits the bill.Butter tea（suyou cha）is a common drink in the area and a favoriteof the ethnic Naxi and Tibetans.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain tea（yulongxueshan cha）is made from tea plants grown high on the mountain，approximately 9，850 feet（3，000 m）high.

The Cuiwen section of Xinhua Jie is a popular bar street.Wandering singers will serenade you for RMB 10 a song.The night market（yeshi）outside the old town on Xin Da Jie is great for barbeque and beer.Enjoy rice noodles（xiaoguo mixian），rice casseroles（shaguo fan）and fried rice with ham（huotui chaofan）at the Square Street Snack Street（sifang xiaochi yitiaojie）.YangrenJie hosts loads of bars and is located on the border of Xinyi Street and the new town.

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