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Postcard from Yunnan, Part 5
The other food product Yunnan is famous for is mushrooms. One hot pot restaurant had 37 varieties of mushrooms …in the off season.
02.11.08
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- francis lam,
- travel,
- china,
- asia,
- culinary culture
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Postcard from Yunnan, Part 4
Lijiang, at the foot of Yulong Mountain, boasts two ancient cities: one destroyed by earthquake in 1996 and restored; the other intact for over 800 years.
02.04.08
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- travel,
- china,
- asia,
- francis lam,
- culinary culture
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Postcard from Yunnan, Part 3
I could tell you about the sweet peas I had at lunch, but my understanding of culinary dispatches from abroad dictates that I tell you about frog skin.
01.28.08
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- travel,
- meat,
- china,
- asia,
- francis lam
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Postcard from Yunnan, Part 2
Food-wise, Yunnan is most famous for its ham, a salty, long-cured product that can be compared to jamon serrano or prosciutto.
01.22.08
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- travel,
- pork,
- china,
- asia,
- francis lam
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Postcard from Yunnan, Part 1
This is hardly a cultural homecoming, but it is a good time. Part 1 in a series.
01.15.08
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- travel,
- culinary culture,
- china,
- asia,
- francis lam
