Local Food

Every summer, the county of Pu'er, in southwest Yunnan, China, greets its rainy season. Endless fine rain waters the ground and nourish a rare and precious wild fungus known as red fungus.

Yunnan’s rainy season is the best time of the year to grow wild mushrooms, thanks to the humid and sultry weather.

Special Flavour of Pu’er in the Dragon Boat Festival

You Can’t Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival Without a Herb Soup

In Yunnan, flowers are used for ornamental purposes but they are also popular in the kitchen.