Yi-style pickled vegetables

Yi-style pickled vegetables

　　Yi people have a saying: “Wild greens in August, staple in April—pickled veggies and turnip roots are never optional.” In the daily life of the Yi, pickled vegetables are an indispensable side dish all year round.

In Yi households, every family has one or several pickling jars, each filled with various kinds of pickled vegetables. Their pickled vegetables come in two types: wet and dry. Vegetables such as leafy greens, turnip roots, radish leaves, and so on can all be pickled.