Small Pot Rice Noodles

Small Pot Rice Noodles

　　Rice noodles are a specialty snack of Yunnan, and small pot rice noodles are the most beloved way of cooking them in Kunming. The main characteristic is that the noodles are boiled in a small pot over charcoal, with fresh meat added, giving the dish its rich flavor and aroma. For the people of Kunming, there's nothing more satisfying than eating until you're drenched in sweat. In Yunnan Province, rice noodles are immensely popular across the region and loved by people of all ethnicities, enjoyed both hot and cold. They are made through a process of fermenting rice, grinding it into a slurry, filtering, steaming the paste, pressing, and rinsing. Among Yunnan’s rice noodle dishes, small pot rice noodles and crossing-the-bridge rice noodles are the most distinctive local specialties.