Yunnan province is a fascinating place to visit
It feels different from the rest of China due to its largest population of ethnic minority groups
Yunnan Province has the most number of minority groups in all of China
There are 55 recognized minority groups in China and 25 of them are in Yunnan province
So guys, we are arriving at the Yunnan ethnic minority village
As you can see from the back of our video, this is the entrance
A trip to China is not complete without going to an ethnic minority village and exploring their exquisite cuisine
What is that? A jerky?
It's like a beef jerky
It tastes very original
and these are coconuts
Why they look so soft?
I know. And these are the traditional one that I see in Canada, imported from Thailand.
Yeah, so is this -- like they did something to it? Or that's how it grows?
No, that's how it is.
What?
So we are just waiting at this restaurant.
Rated number one in this region.
This restaurant is a Dai minority, ethnic minority local cuisine.
We're pretty excited
Insane, insane
Look at this dish
Crazy!
This is going to be good
Let me show you the feast right here
Why are you putting gloves on?
Because this dish, you are supposed to eat with your hands
and this whole dish is called "hand picking rice". It literally means that you got to eat with your fingers
Don't be afraid to get dirty
Oh my gosh! Look at that.
Dai cuisine features four basic flavors: sour, sweet, bitter and spicy
The cuisine is fresh and vibrant characterized by combination of fresh herbs such as a cilantro, mint, garlic, ginger, chili and lime
the Dai ethnic group was the first in history to plant rice
Living in a subtropical climate zone with abundant rainfall in a fertile land, sticky rice is their staple food
all Dai people like sour and hot flavors
So let me just give you a little tour of what we got
So we got 2 types of sauce
we got some rice
we got some peanuts
got some spicy grilled fish
we got some cucumber
got some eggs
grilled pork
we got some local vegetables
and these are bamboo
and then there are three different types of rice
one is more like a curry (curry spice rice)
and you got a glutenous sticky rice
and you get white rice
and all you have to do is just go for it
I mean, this is one of the best pork dishes I have ever tried
super, super juicy, succulent, so good
so much spice in one little pork dish
Amazing!
Just so you guys know, there's also a soup that comes with the dish.
It usually comes before the dish and you have the soup so that you can kind of like open up your appetite
They are quite good at singing and dancing
Their achievements in music are well-known among all the ethnic groups
So the reason why this this village is also very popular is because actually it's located at the mother lake of Kunming
It's called Dianchi
It's much much bigger than you thought, eh?
So, as you can see the waves are pretty choppy today because it's a windy day
It almost feels like you are in the Pacific Ocean
Yeah
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