Yao-style Bamboo Tube Rice

Last updated 2026-11-16 — A lunch prepared by the Yao people when working in the fields or logging in the wild. Ingredients: rice, pickled vegetables, grilled meat, etc. Preparation: Cut fresh bamboo into tubes, leaving one end sealed with a node to form the base. Wash the tubes with water, then fill them with thoroughly soaked rice and ingredients such as pickled vegetables and grilled meat. Separate the layers with bamboo leaves or tree leaves, seal the opening with wet mud, and place the tubes over an open fire to cook until done. Remove the bamboo tubes, split them open, and enjoy the soft, fragrant rice with a hint of fresh bamboo aroma.