Yunnan's Eighteen Strangenesses: A Quest

Author: Zhang Yudan
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
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：Eggs sold on grass skewers: To make it easier for buyers to carry the eggs without them getting damaged, locals weave bamboo strips or wheat straw around each egg, separating them. Ten eggs are strung together and can be hung on the wall. When hungry, they can eat a few and take a few.
：Using a bamboo hat as a lid: Yunnan has plenty of bamboo forests, so many utensils are made from bamboo. The lid resembles an inner land bamboo hat but is slightly smaller at the top for easier handling. Using it as a lid allows for ventilation and insulation, making the cooked rice more fragrant.
：Three mosquitoes per plate of food: In many parts of Yunnan, the weather is quite hot, with mosquitoes and flies around all year round. Especially in the wild and livestock pens, the mosquitoes are quite large, so it's exaggeratedly said that three mosquitoes are a plate of food.
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