Yunnan Acrooss the Bridge Noodles, corner of George and Goulbourn

Yunnan cuisine or Dian cuisine ,is an amalgam of the cuisines of the Han chineses and other ethnic minorities in China. As the province with the largest number of ethnic minority groups, Yunnan cuisine is vastly varied, and it is difficult to make generalisations. Many Yunnan dishes are quite spicy, and mushrooms are featured prominently. Another important characteristic of Yunnan cuisine is the wide use of flowers as food.

 

Steam pot chiken- Literally means "steam pot chicken". It consists of chicken steamed with tonics and herbs in a ceramic pot.

Across the Bridge Noodles- Literally means "crossing the bridge noodles" or "across the bridge noodles". It is Yunnan's best known dish. It typically consists of a bowl of boiling chicken soup, to which diners add their own selection of thin meat slices, mixian, vegetables and spices, much like a hotpot. It is ubiquitous throughout the province