Yellow rice

Yellow rice

　　　　Yellow rice was a delicacy in ancient times used by the Li ethnic group to entertain uncles, long-lost relatives, or local chieftains. Nowadays, it is served to distinguished guests and is famed for the saying, “When one household cooks yellow rice, a hundred others start to salivate.” The method of making yellow rice is as follows: first, rinse the mountain glutinous rice and pour it into a pot, then add an appropriate amount of water. Next, take mountain turmeric, bull strength herb, and the roots and leaves of wild vines gathered from the hills, slice them, and mix them evenly with the rice. Once cooked, it becomes the fragrant and distinctive traditional Li ethnic dish—yellow rice.