Kun Ming Shi Trip Overview
Price Varies by Group Size
Group Size: 1 – 5
1 guest, 350 RMB per person
2 guests, 300 RMB per person
3-5 guests, 250 RMB per person
We are a sustainable tour company that advocates for a better world, emphasizing on delicious plant-based cuisine and a greener plastic free lifestyle. We bring our guests to exuberant local markets in the rich cultural streets of China, that are hidden and unexplored to many, giving them the opportunity to savor traditional vegan snacks and flavorsome dishes. We aim to highlight and promote local sustainable businesses and traditions to support traditional crafts and help others to experience in-depth traditional Yunnan culture off the beaten path.
On this tour, our guide will also share with you our plastic-free lifestyle. We will help you to refuse all single-use plastic disposables from the vendors and provide you with a reusable food container, a water bottle, etc.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Kun Ming Shi, China
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kun Ming Shi, Yun Nan Sheng, China
Price Varies by Group Size
Group Size: 1 – 5
1 guest, 350 RMB per person
2 guests, 300 RMB per person
3-5 guests, 250 RMB per person
We are a sustainable tour company that advocates for a better world, emphasizing on delicious plant-based cuisine and a greener plastic free lifestyle. We bring our guests to exuberant local markets in the rich cultural streets of China, that are hidden and unexplored to many, giving them the opportunity to savor traditional vegan snacks and flavorsome dishes. We aim to highlight and promote local sustainable businesses and traditions to support traditional crafts and help others to experience in-depth traditional Yunnan culture off the beaten path.
On this tour, our guide will also share with you our plastic-free lifestyle. We will help you to refuse all single-use plastic disposables from the vendors and provide you with a reusable food container, a water bottle, etc.
Stop At: Zhuantang Park, No.1 Daguan Road, Xishan District, Kunming 650118 China
This market located next to the park has the abundance of fresh fruit and veggies, snacks, and meals available from all regions of Yunnan. Stepping in this market is like going to a botanical garden. On this tour, you will get to experience this wet market with us from a plant-based and plastic-free perspective. Our guide will introduce you to 5-6 vegan snack foods (which you will eat while exploring the stalls) and 2-3 vegan meal-sized dishes (that you will sit around a table to enjoy). Some dishes to sample include: douhua mixian (豆花米线) or Kunming’s famous rice noodles smothered in spices and tofu and xidoufen (稀豆粉) a delicious, thick gravy made from ground peas topped with spices. You’ll try cakes made from local buckwheat, corn or purple rice and sample freshly fried lotus fritters. As you wander through the market stalls, vendors will hand out samples from their shops and our guide will help you ask for a taste of anything that catches your eye.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Xiyuan Road, Xi Yuan Lu, Yun Nan Sheng, China
At this restaurant, guests will try a vegan version of one of the most well-known dishes of Yunnan cuisine, Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles. This restaurant is the first one to create a vegan rendition of the dish that utilizes fresh ingredients pulled from the local landscape, including wild mushrooms and rainbow noodles made from rice and a variety of local, in-season vegetables. The name of this dish comes from a well-known and well-loved legend in China which tells the story of a wife travelling across a bridge to bring her husband lunch as he studied for his imperial exams. At first, the noodles grew soggy and the soup became cold by the time the wife reached her husband. Then, the cunning wife decided to store the soup in an earthen pot with a layer of oil on top and keep the noodles and toppings in separate containers. When she arrived across the bridge, she mixed the warm soup, noodles, and toppings together for her husband.
Duration: 1 hour
Sample Menu
• Tofu rice noodles – Kunming’s famous rice noodles that is smothered in spices and tofu
• Yellow pea porrdige – A delicious, thick gravy made from ground peas topped with spices
