Roasted Potatoes

Roasted Potatoes

　　Roasted Potatoes

　　　Roasted Potatoes is one of the most common and endlessly enjoyable ways the Yi people in the Greater and Lesser Liangshan Mountains prepare potatoes at home. Typically, several pounds of potatoes are roasted, along with a pot of spicy and sour soup. The potatoes are cooked over the hearth's secondary flame and eaten right after roasting—hence the playful nickname “three puffs and three taps” (so called because people often blow on and tap the ashes off the hot potatoes as they come out of the fire). Also, because potatoes are both affordable and delicious, they can serve as either a meal or a side dish, offering something new to try or simply a hearty bite. Therefore, whether presented among fine table delicacies or enjoyed around a rustic barbecue, diced meat (“tuotuo meat”) and roasted potatoes are almost inseparable companions, making them a standout staple in the Liangshan Yi’s food culture that really whets the appetite.