Yang Chen
Narrator
Series SeasonSeason 2 episodes2019
Flavorful Origins
Yunnan Cuisine
Explore the diverse flavors of China's Yunnan province and get to know the cooks and ingredients that shape its rich culinary tradition.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 114 min2019-10-30
Dairy Products
Yunnan is known for a variety of dairy products, including Dali rushan: thinly sliced cheese that can be fried, grilled or dipped in honey.
Episode 213 min2019-10-30
Nan Piӗ
A local wild berry features in nanpie, which refers t different types of flavorful pastes made from mashed vegetables or fish.
Episode 313 min2019-10-31
Sa Piӗ
Sa is a culinary tradition that pairs cold meat or raw vegetables with a versatile sauce that is often mixed with pig blood curd.
Episode 413 min2019-10-31
Lacquer Seed Oil
Derived from the fruits of the Chinese lacquer tree, qiyou is an oil used to cook eggs, congee, pork stew, roast chicken and even bee larvae.
Episode 514 min2019-10-31
Ham
Found in local moon cake fillings, Xuanwei cured ham can be thinly sliced, steamed, cooked with egg, stewed or served as cold cuts.
Episode 614 min2019-10-31
Pickled Vegetables
Salted and partially dried, the sow thistle can be pickled and stir-fried with pork to lend a sour, crunchy flavour, or added to white radish stew.
Episode 713 min2019-10-30
Hardy Banana
Wrapped in leaves with a sticky rice or spiced fish, the Musa basjoo – a banana found in Yunnan – can make for a sweet snack or savoury dish.
Episode 814 min2019-10-30
Sour Fruits
Besides being an appetite stimulant, tart fruits like lemon and sour papaya can be added to shredded chicken, carp or a sauce for dousing live shrimp.
Episode 913 min2019-10-30
Rice Cake
The er, a flattened rice flour cake, can be backed into a sticky snack, sliced and stir-fried with vegetables or julienned into noodle-like strands.
Episode 1012 min2019-10-30
Salted Flour
Zha, an old custom, is an assortment of dried fermented vegetables or fish served as side dishes, made with ancient methods of food preservation.