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Southwestern China Restaurants

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Southwestern China Restaurant Reviews

One would be remiss not to sample some of Southwestern China's best dishes. From dairy-based Dai dishes with fresh pepper to chicken steamed in clay pots and bitter melon served with eggs, Southwest China's cuisine is unique.

Bordering Sichuan and Hunan provinces to the north and Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam to the south, the region is sandwiched between some of the spiciest cuisines on earth. Yet meals retain a palatable earthiness, defined by river fish, terraced rice, mountain medicinal herb, and more wild mushrooms than you can shake a digging stick at.

Particularly popular are soup-based dishes served with thin, spaghetti -ike rice-noodles that come with fresh mint, oil, slices of pork, carrots, and corn. Other amazing delicacies involve steaming sticky rice inside bamboo. The province sees its fair share of Tibetan delights too, including Yak meat and yoghurt-wine.

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