Yongshan Potatoes

Yongshan Potatoes

　　"Eating potatoes makes you handsome" ("handsome" here implies good-looking or attractive) is a common saying among the people of Yunnan. This shows just how delicious and well-known they are. Zhaotong potatoes can be prepared in many ways, and the cooking methods are easy to learn. Common dishes include ash-blowing snacks, fried potato balls, pan-fried potato cakes, stir-fried shredded potatoes, fried potato slices, steamed potatoes with rice flour, braised potatoes, old-lady-style mashed potatoes, cold mixed potatoes, pickled vegetable potato soup, potato-stewed rice, potato balls......