Dai Chicken: A Taste of Yunnan on Your Grill My earliest memory of anything remotely similar to this dish comes from the bustling streets of San Francisco’s Chinatown. As a child, the aroma of grilling meats, mingled with exotic spices, would always pull me in. While not specifically Dai chicken, there was a similar smoky, … Read more
Yunnan Style Grilled Veggies With Dipping Sauce The vibrant colors and tantalizing aromas of street food stalls in Yunnan still dance in my memory. One specific evening, the smoky scent of grilling vegetables, brushed with sesame oil and sprinkled with sea salt, filled the air. We gathered around a small charcoal grill, laughing and sharing … Read more
Yunnan-Style Crispy Red Beans With Mint (酥红豆和薄蒷) The first time I tasted these crispy red beans, I was sitting on a wobbly plastic stool in a Kunming alleyway, the air thick with the scent of chilies and diesel. An old woman with twinkling eyes served them to me in a chipped porcelain bowl. The contrast … Read more