A Taste of Yunnan’s Sour Foods【Diān xī xiǎo gē】

Yunnan people love sour flavors. In the mountains, beside the courtyard, or at the local market, you can always find all kinds of sweet-and-sour tastes.

This time, we put together a special collection of sour foods we made before. Some are wild fruits freshly picked from the trees, so sour they make you squint. Some are slowly cooked into a sweet-and-sour flavor, while others are turned into refreshing snacks. With one bite, you can taste the wild flavors of Yunnan’s mountains.

Some are dipped in chili salt, some are made into fruit jam, some are pickled and enjoyed slowly, and some make your mouth water the moment they are picked. For Yunnan people, sourness is not just sour. It carries sweetness, fragrance, and childhood memories of searching for fruits in the mountains.

Hello, everyone! I am Dianxi Xiaoge, a Yunnan native.