China News Service, Kunming, January 14th (Chen Xuelian) "Passion fruit spicy and sour meat rice noodles are the first choice for the "Flowers" Yellow River Road check-in set meal." After the hit drama "Flowers" became a hit, Shanghai's Yellow River Road, Jinan Xian Road has become a place for internet celebrities to check in. Netizen "Walking Expert" recently spent 45 yuan to order Yunnan rice noodles, which is the favorite of the actor in the drama, on Huanghe Road. He ate it with gusto and did not forget to take photos and distribute little red books.
The food in Greater Shanghai not only integrates Chinese and Western food, but also includes food from all over China. Yunnan cuisine occupies its own place among them. Recently, viewers and tourists who are looking for "flowers" have flocked to Huanghe Road in Shanghai, where restaurants are gathered, to try it out. A Yunnan restaurant took the opportunity to launch a cross-bridge rice noodle set ordered by the characters in the drama, and business was booming.
The picture shows Yunnan Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles. Photographed by China News Service reporter Liu Ranyang
"In addition to the most famous cross-bridge rice noodles, there are also large pot rice noodles, small pot rice noodles, bean curd rice noodles, mixed sauce rice noodles..." Yunnan Province Catering and Food Li Xiaolin, the specially invited vice-president of the industry association, said that you can eat Yunnan rice noodles for a month without repeating the same thing. "And rice noodles are just one unit in the garden of Yunnan cuisine."
China's food culture can be considered from the perspective of region and economy, ethnicity and It is classified from various angles such as religion, food and tableware, consumption and level, folk customs and functions, etc., showing different cultural tastes and reflecting different use values. Yunnan cuisine, which advocates "the natural beauty of raw materials and seasonings, the beauty of simplicity in cooking, the beauty of strange food customs, the beauty of simple and innocent customs, and the inclusive beauty of the north and south." is the most intuitive way to display the multi-ethnic customs and regional cultural characteristics of Yunnan. Express.
The picture shows the Hani tribe’s street feast in Honghe, Yunnan. Photographed by China News Network reporter Li Jiaxian
Film and television works are often portrayals of reality. The Shanghai Yunnan restaurant in the drama "Flowers" "has no fear of the deep alleys with its fragrant dishes." However, in reality, the Yunnan restaurant "Nanmanzi" located on Jinxian Road in Shanghai is hidden deep enough that it does not even have a complete door on the street, but it has Many gourmets who love Yunnan cuisine come here because of its reputation.
Not only in Shanghai, but also in Beijing, directors such as Feng Xiaogang and Jiang Wen are full of praise for Yunnan cuisine with strong local flavor and distinctive ethnic characteristics. This is Beijing's first Yunnan cuisine restaurant "Dianfeng Tower".
In 1990, Liu Fengwen, an old educated youth, returned to Beijing from Yunnan. Unable to forget the unique taste and dishes of Yunnan, he and his wife Xie Shuping founded "Dianfenglou" because of its rich ecological raw materials, unique craftsmanship, and distinctive ethnic characteristics. Featured and acclaimed. His dipped fish is famous, including the sweet and sour passion fruit hotpot, Maitreya boiled beef, Hani dipped chicken, spinach and shrimp, Dianfeng private duck tongue... customers have endless aftertaste and praise the Dian cuisine.
The picture shows the lemongrass tilapia of the Dai people in Yunnan. Photo courtesy of Li Jian
Interestingly, after becoming popular in Beijing, founder Liu Fengwen returned to Kunming, Yunnan to open a store. If "Dianfeng Tower" was the first shot of Yunnan cuisine in Beijing, then it is Yunhai Cuisine·Yunnan Cuisine Restaurant that truly represents the national reputation of Yunnan cuisine. This restaurant was opened in Beijing by a partnership of four college students 15 years ago. In less than 10 years, more than 100 restaurants have been opened in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other places. In 2015, it was rated as the chief demonstration enterprise and the most dynamic growth enterprise of Yunnan cuisine "entering Beijing, Shanghai and Nanyang" by the Yunnan Provincial Catering and Food Association.
Customers from all over the country dining at Yunhai Cuisine·Yunnan Cuisine can not only quickly enjoy a variety of Yunnan specialties, but also taste the unique gastronomic innovations here. Li Jian, the manager of Yunhai Cuisine·Yunnan Cuisine Kunming Main Store, told reporters: "Our most distinctive innovative dish is lemongrass tilapia. Yunnan's unique Dai lemongrass is wrapped in tilapia and grilled together. It tastes very fragrant and tender. , and the braised bullfrog with black truffle and porcini, which is a fusion of black truffle, porcini mushrooms and bullfrog. Our homemade drink, wild tamarind raspberry juice, is very popular, and the after-dinner dessert, brown sugar bean curd, is a must-try at every table. ”
Today, Yunnan cuisine continues to innovate and develop in its inheritance, and it is already splendid. "Going to Beijing, going to Shanghai, and going to Nanyang" became even more popular.Li Jian said, “Our generation of Yunnan catering people has the responsibility to systematically excavate, research, apply and present the traditional Yunnan cuisine cultural heritage that is gradually disappearing, and then move to a broader stage to showcase Yunnan cuisine to the world. The unique charm of culture." (End)