Join us as we visit San Yue Jie, a street just outside Dali’s old town that transforms into a market every week. The street itself is named after the 3rd month of the lunar calendar, which holds the biggest festival of the year for the local Bai minority people – and the weekly market is the best place to experience their local life and culture.
Take a look as we see the sights, buy a basket backpack, visit a Chinese herb vendor, chew some fresh sugar cane, watch walnut oil being made, and eat some rice noodles – Yunnan’s most popular dish!
The Host: Brian is co-founder of Lost Plate, along with his wife Ruixi and sister Michelle. He currently resides in Dali after spending 8 years bouncing between Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, and Cambodia. He spends his time hiking Cangshan mountain just above Dali, finding Dali’s best craft beer, and running along Erhai lake.
If you’d like to come experience all of this your own, come join us! We run regular food-focused trips in Dali and throughout Yunnan province and China. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more!
Milk tea in China is another level. Here, it’s a normal part of daily live. It’s woven into how people meet, work, study, and unwind, asking “What to grab a cup?” is an automatic assumption that you’re talking about grabbing a cup of milk tea. Modern Chinese milk tea starts with real tea, and the options are immense: Jasmine, green, roasted oolong, black, even pu’er. The focus is on tea aroma first, milk second, sugar.
No need to stress about where to stay in Xi’an. We’ve already done the legwork for you. Many of the city’s top rated hotels online are actually far from the action, so we’ve focused on stays that are well located and easy to explore from.
Craft beer hasn’t been in China as long as traditional brews, but it has been transforming local palates and making a noticeable mark on the global beer map since the late 2000s. This new wave of flavorful and character-rich beers has gone beyond well-known brands like Tsingtao or Snow, introducing a variety of creative local brews. In Shanghai, a city that thrives on diversity and innovation, the craft beer culture has exploded, fueled by a growing middle class with a taste for gourmet experiences and a desire for more than just the ordinary.
