XIAO JI PO 8TH

An unexpected surprise. On the first day in Kunming, we encountered heavy rain and stayed by the Green Lake. We originally planned to eat at Kunming Old Street, but after waiting for Didi for 20 minutes, we still hadn't received an order. So we decided to eat by the Green Lake. We found this restaurant. Four words: highly recommended!

Yunnan cuisine has the unique characteristics of the culinary culture of the 25 ethnic minorities in Yunnan, as well as the significant characteristics of the cooking culture of the Han ethnic group. It is the product of the fusion of the food culture of the ethnic minorities in Yunnan and the food culture of the Han ethnic group.

Dian cuisine originated from the ancient Dian Kingdom from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty. It took shape during the Tang and Song Dynasties (Nanzhao and Dali Kingdom periods), experienced great changes and development during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and was formed in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. It is a type of cuisine in the Chinese cuisine system that has distinct national cuisine characteristics and outstanding local cuisine characteristics.

The place is really hard to find. You can't find it according to the map here. It's actually in the alley opposite the Binhu Hotel. The environment is really good. I ordered four dishes and one soup. They all tasted delicious. The beef with tofu was not very spicy; the braised pork was fat but not greasy; the fried tendon with leeks was thought to be hard, but it was actually very soft and delicious; there were a lot of mushroom blocks in the mung bean soup, which relieved greasiness and relieved heat. It was only when I checked out that I found that Qingdao original beer was 98 per bottle. It was so expensive and delicious. The total cost was 292, including a bottle of Qingdao original beer. It is a good place for a girlfriend gathering

This restaurant is hidden in a small alley next to Dapoding at the entrance of Wenlin Street. It is not easy to find, but the environment is really great! The independent courtyard is full of various plants, which are staggered and lush. The decoration style inside the house is a bit exquisite and lazy in the old Shanghai style, which I personally like. After reading the introduction on the front page of the menu, I learned that the name of this restaurant was originally a house number. In the old days, there were thirteen places in Kunming named after slopes, and Xiaojipo was one of them. This alley starts from Kunming Cuihu North Road in the south and connects to Wenlin Street in the north. It is 87 meters long. It was still a barren slope in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Later, houses were built along the slope to form an alley, and it was named Xiaojipo for auspiciousness. No. 8 Xiaojipo is a restaurant specializing in Yunnan cuisine. The few Yunnan specialties we ordered are all good. In addition, we ordered some popular dishes, such as pepper shrimp and fried goose eggs, which are average and salty. I don’t recommend them. The first recommendation is fried Shiping tofu. The fried tofu here is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Although it is tender, it has a firm texture. It is not the kind of crumbs that fall apart when you bite it. It is indeed better than the ones bought on the street. The second recommendation is Jipo barbecue. After the meat is roasted, it is cut into a palatable size. Each piece is fat and lean. It is fat but not greasy, lean but not dry. With the marinating, it is really full of fragrance. The accompanying pancake is also very good, soft and elastic. Roll a few pieces of meat and bite hard. It is the Kunming version of Roujiamo, which is amazing! There is also a cold rice noodle, which is magically delicious. In terms of the overall taste, it is mainly sour and sweet, supplemented by salty taste, and the spicy taste is faint. It is refreshing and mild. In terms of the taste of rice noodles alone, cold rice noodles are chewier than small pot rice noodles and cross-bridge rice noodles. Although soft, they are very tough. I used to think that Yunnan rice noodles are soft.

I found this restaurant near Yunnan University. It's not easy to find. The taste is OK, but the price is not cheap. I ordered 2 dishes at noon and ate them simply. The barbecued pork is what my kids like, and the other one is for rice.

Maybe it was because we went there during the Spring Festival. The food was served extremely slowly and the dishes were just so-so, not as good as the legend said. I ordered braised bacon with dried bamboo shoots, but the bacon was cut into shreds that were almost invisible. Meat is expensive but there is no need to be so frugal. I don't understand why so many people went there. The service was also very bad. They got angry if I asked more questions. I won't come again next time.