China Yunnan

Surprising taste of two Yunnan dishes

People in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture of Yunnan province are fond of moss cuisines as their tradition. Dai people often pick moss a wild algae, from clean rivers to make dishes. After being repeatedly pounded with wooden sticks, cleaned, chopped, and then dried in the sun, the moss is slowly roasted over charcoal until crispy. Its taste will then change. Hot sticky rice topped with moss flakes is of distinctive flavor that you…