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I took my parents to YUNNAN!! (China's most delicious province??)
Mengzi Crossing-the-Bridge Noodles and Hani Food in Yunnan
It's finally time to bring my parents to YUNNAN! One of my favourite provinces to explore in China! Today we're in Mengzi, the home of crossing the bridge rice noodles where we're trying a heap of new dishes for the first time together.
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It's finally time to bring my parents to YUNNAN! One of my favourite provinces to explore in China! Today we're in Mengzi, the home of crossing the bridge rice noodles where we're trying a heap of new dishes for the first time together.
xxx
Blondie in China takes her parents to Mengzi, Yunnan, to try crossing-the-bridge rice noodles where the dish originated, then samples other local food. They compare a larger set meal with a lower-cost local ordering style, try the citrusy mujiangzi ingredient and rice-roll breakfast, and share Hani dishes including dipping-sauce chicken, barbecue pork, lichen salad and baba.
It's finally time to bring my parents to YUNNAN! One of my favourite provinces to explore in China! Today we're in Mengzi, the home of crossing the bridge rice noodles where we're trying a heap of new dishes for the first time together.
xxx
Blondie in China brings her parents to Mengzi, Yunnan, for crossing-the-bridge rice noodles and local food. She explains the dish’s origin story as a legend about a scholar whose wife carried hot broth across a bridge. At a busy restaurant, she compares a set meal priced from 38 to 168 RMB with a local ordering option priced from 8 to 30 RMB depending on the number of ingredients. The family assembles ingredients in hot broth and tries a version with chrysanthemum petals. They then order from the local menu, choose four ingredients, select noodles and use the condiment bar. The creator also introduces caoya, a tender shoot she describes as mild, juicy and slightly sweet. Later, her mother browses local shops before the family tries rolled rice noodles with a dipping sauce made with mujiangzi, a citrusy local ingredient, plus a chilled jelly drink. They finish with Hani cuisine: spicy dipping-sauce chicken, barbecued pork belly, special local potatoes, edible lichen salad and baba, a glutinous-rice cake served with sugar. A Rosetta Stone promotional segment is omitted.
Blondie in China takes her parents to Mengzi, Yunnan, to try crossing-the-bridge rice noodles where the dish originated, then samples other local food. They compare a larger set meal with a lower-cost local ordering style, try the citrusy mujiangzi ingredient and rice-roll breakfast, and share Hani dishes including dipping-sauce chicken, barbecue pork, lichen salad and baba.
Crossing-the-bridge noodles and Hani food with family in Mengzi, Yunnan.
Mengzi Crossing-the-Bridge Noodles and Hani Food in Yunnan
2:20 The restaurant offers a set meal with the same broth but different amounts of ingredients; the creator says sets ranged from 38 to 168 RMB. A separate local-style menu starts at 8 RMB and ranges up to 30 RMB by ingredient count.
2:54 The set meal arrives for diners to assemble at the table, and the creator says the broth will not stay hot for long. Add ingredients promptly if you want them cooked in the hot broth, as the family does.
5:13 For the lower-cost local option, the family chooses ingredients from behind the counter, gives the ticket to the server, then selects noodles and condiments. The creator says noodle varieties are refillable.
10:22 The family orders rolled rice noodles with dipping sauce for breakfast. The sauce is made fresh with mujiangzi, vinegar, garlic, soy, sesame paste, chili oil and peanuts, while the rice rolls are made fresh in the morning.
14:03 The creator describes Hani cuisine as mouth-numbing and generally very spicy. If you are sensitive to heat, ask about chili before ordering; the family later finds the dipping-sauce chicken builds in spice.
19:53 Baba is a Yunnan rice cake that can be sweet or savory; this version is deep-fried glutinous rice served with sugar. The family also experiments with dipping it in pork-belly oil and sauce.
2:20 The restaurant offers a set meal with the same broth but different amounts of ingredients; the creator says sets ranged from 38 to 168 RMB. A separate local-style menu starts at 8 RMB and ranges up to 30 RMB by ingredient count.
2:54 The set meal arrives for diners to assemble at the table, and the creator says the broth will not stay hot for long. Add ingredients promptly if you want them cooked in the hot broth, as the family does.
5:13 For the lower-cost local option, the family chooses ingredients from behind the counter, gives the ticket to the server, then selects noodles and condiments. The creator says noodle varieties are refillable.
10:22 The family orders rolled rice noodles with dipping sauce for breakfast. The sauce is made fresh with mujiangzi, vinegar, garlic, soy, sesame paste, chili oil and peanuts, while the rice rolls are made fresh in the morning.
14:03 The creator describes Hani cuisine as mouth-numbing and generally very spicy. If you are sensitive to heat, ask about chili before ordering; the family later finds the dipping-sauce chicken builds in spice.
19:53 Baba is a Yunnan rice cake that can be sweet or savory; this version is deep-fried glutinous rice served with sugar. The family also experiments with dipping it in pork-belly oil and sauce.
0:01 Bringing family to Yunnan
0:44 The story of crossing-bridge noodles
2:12 Ordering the noodle set meal
5:13 Trying the local-style noodle menu
7:12 Tasting caoya and noodles
8:07 Shopping in Mengzi
10:22 Rolled rice noodles for breakfast
11:37 Tasting mujiangzi berries
14:03 Starting a Hani food meal
15:31 Pork and dipping-sauce chicken
18:00 Local potatoes and lichen salad
19:53 Trying Yunnan baba
0:01 Bringing family to Yunnan
0:44 The story of crossing-bridge noodles
2:12 Ordering the noodle set meal
5:13 Trying the local-style noodle menu
7:12 Tasting caoya and noodles
8:07 Shopping in Mengzi
10:22 Rolled rice noodles for breakfast
11:37 Tasting mujiangzi berries
14:03 Starting a Hani food meal
15:31 Pork and dipping-sauce chicken
18:00 Local potatoes and lichen salad
19:53 Trying Yunnan baba
Mengzi crossing the bridge rice noodlesYunnan food in MengziHani cuisine Yunnanmujiangzi rice rollscaoya ingredient YunnanYunnan baba rice cakeYunnan family food tripWhere did crossing-the-bridge rice noodles originate, according to the video?
The creator says the dish comes from Mengzi, Yunnan, and tells a legend about a wife carrying hot broth across a bridge to her scholar husband.
How much do the noodle sets cost?
The creator says the tourist-style sets range from 38 to 168 RMB. The local-style menu ranges from 8 to 30 RMB depending on how many ingredients are selected.
What is mujiangzi?
The creator describes mujiangzi as a local ingredient with a citrusy, lemongrass-like aroma. The restaurant uses it in a fresh dipping sauce for rolled rice noodles.
What Hani dishes do they try?
The family tries dipping-sauce chicken, barbecued pork belly, local potatoes, an edible lichen salad and baba, a deep-fried glutinous-rice cake.
Is Hani food spicy?
The creator describes Hani cuisine as mouth-numbing and spicy. The dipping-sauce chicken tastes herby, salty and spicy, with an afterburn that develops.
