I believe the first link is actually from 2005.

The common thread between the two links and the recent Carrefour incident appears to be men who were dumped and couldn't deal with it.

Just found a three-year old Xinjiang place in the Xinying Xiaoqu - Xinjiang Tianshan Muslim Restaurant 新疆天山穆斯林餐厅.

They've got all the Uighur standards: kao baozi, laohu cai, dingding chaomian, dapan ji, soft naan bread and mutton prepared in every way imaginable. Staff is friendly and the cooks are definitely from Xinjiang.

The food was good and it is definitely authentic Uighur cuisine - everyone in the restaurant was Uighur. At night it's half karaoke and half restaurant, so it can get a bit loud but if you're in need of Xinjiang Cai this place should do the trick.

The address is Xinying Beiqu, 36 Baiyun Lu (新迎北区白云路36号) and the phone number is 3338083.

i believe cici meant yuansheng studio: www.chinacitylistings.com/en/item/yun_366/ ... yunfest is a documentary festival series.

dried eggplant w/shredded potato - qiezizha yangyusi - 茄子(zha is second tone, the character is not in most dictionaries but is a combination of 酒 and 乍) 洋芋丝... it's hard to find, despite being quite tasty

bitter melon and egg - kugua chao jidan - 苦瓜炒鸡蛋... most foreigners don't seem to like bitter melon, but if you can acquire the taste this is a good way to have it (if you eat eggs)

garlic fried pumpkin leaves - suanchao nangua jian - 蒜炒南瓜尖... never ate pumpkin leaves before coming to KM, don't let the 'hairiness' of the leaves scare you, these greens have an interesting flavor all their own

yunnan style 'er si' - ersi - 饵丝 ... er si is shredded er kuai, which is a thick and glutinous cakelike staple made of rice, the best place to get it veggie/vegan in Kunming is Yuquanzhai (玉泉斋), aka Buddha Noodle, next to Yuantong Temple a little bit east of Cuihu Park, here's more about it: www.chinacitylistings.com/en/item/yuq_287/

a couple of suggestions:

1. try Dai food, there are many Dai restaurants in Kunming, all of whom have Dai veggie dishes and Dai versions of Yunnan dishes like laonai yangyu. here is a list of some Dai restaurants in Kunming: www.chinacitylistings.com/en/listings/kunming/dai/, personally I find Huatongqun to be the best I've tried in the city, they're located just north of Cuihu Park and are also available via Lazy Bones delivery (www.lazybones.asia)

2. Go into kitchens, if the staff let you, and just look at the veggies on offer and point out what looks good/interesting and how they would make a veggie version of it... this is a great way to stumble on to new dishes regardless of if you are a vegetarian or not

There's also a place on the corner of Ranbu Xiang and Qianju Jie, approximately 150 meters downhill from the intersection of Wenhua Xiang and Wenlin Jie - it's on the opposite corner from the big produce market.