Mushrooms
One of the main produce of Yunnan is wild mushrooms. Yunnan has many varieties of mushrooms, and some think that the best way to cook them is using "hot-pot".
For dinner our guide brought us to a local specialty restaurant. It was the first in the area to serve hot-pot mushrooms for over a hundred years. The name is "Southern China's Tasty Mountain Mushroom Restaurant" (loosely translated).
The photo above shows some of the delicacy. We had at least 9 different kinds of mushrooms, and some accompanying dishes, with hot sauces to dip in.
The waitress cooked the mushrooms for us in a hot pot in the middle of the table (above). We also had steamed buns (the round cake-like dish), condiments of hot peppers (red and yellow) and garlic (white), and many others. The mushrooms were interesting. They came in different flavor and taste; a little bit bitter, sweet, bland, and indescribably unusual, but all delicious.
After the mushroom dinner, we rushed over to the theater to see "Dynamic Yunnan" performed by Bai dancers, and choreographed by Bai artist Yang Liping, also known as Peacock Princess of Yunnan. We were not allowed to take pictures during the performance, but we had a few with the dancers afterward. If you have an opportunity to visit Kunming, this show is a must-see. The dance troupe went on a world tour some years ago. The name of the dance troupe and the choreographer are easily found in the Internet with a search engine like Google.
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