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A taste of Lijiang

Shaozi Rice Noodles, Traditional Yunnan Snack Market

勺子米线·云南传统小吃市集

Another old town snack market, this one best known for its rose-flavoured grilled milk fan. Cheap, quick and good for trying three or four Yunnan snacks in one sitting without committing to a shared table.

¥35–55 per person≈ US$5.21Ctrip Lijiang Old Town list No. 11Dayan Old Town (大研古城), Lijiang

Why come here

A place worth making time for

No. 11 on Ctrip's Lijiang Old Town food list, rated 4.0

The house favourites

What to order

Point at the Chinese. Staff will understand it even where the menu has no English at all.

  • Rose grilled rushan milk fan (玫瑰烤乳扇)
  • Yunnan rice noodles (云南米线)
  • Fried potato balls (洋芋粑粑)

What it actually tastes like

Grilled rushan is chewy, squeaky and tastes of warm milk with a sweet rose glaze — the texture divides people more than the flavour. Dairy, unusually for China.

Allergens in this kitchen

dairygluten/wheatsoysesametree nuts

This is the kitchen, not one dish. Woks, fryers, blanching water and utensils are shared in almost every Chinese restaurant, so for a serious allergy treat the whole premises as the unit rather than ordering around it.