I lived in Kunming for 4 years, and I think the pink cubes that you mean is pickled daikon radish 萝卜 (luo bo), the main ingredients is the white daikon radish, and the mixture of the pickling ingredients are just plain clear vinegar and sugar, the spicy-ness comes from added chili. While the color I think it is food coloring. Just mix the peeled and cut radishes (size you desire) in the mixture of vinegar and sugar (don't add water) in a seal-able container. Sourness and sweetness as desired, then just keep stirring them with spoon until the radish lets out their natural juice, then just leave them soaking for a day or two, so the radish have time to absorb the flavor....... there's a variant of this by cutting daikon radish and carrot in long thin strips, the carrot gives another extra flavor.
Been in Kunming for nearly 3 years now and I'll try to mention few eating places that me and my two flatmates from UK think rather nice.
Western style foods :
- French Cafe : Has nice salads, sandwiches, and according to my flatmate the pizza is not bad (not a pizza fan myself).
- Vintage Cafe : Has nice selection of salads, gratins, and drinks (juice and stuff). They don't serve food on Tuesday (chef's break day)
- Mazagran Cafe : Has a nice atmosphere, go there if you want to relax and free of cigarette smokes. They have varieties of western style food and some Asian style. Very friendly service.
- Spanish restaurant by green lake : Good atmosphere, good food, high price.
Asian style foods :
- Lao Fang Zi : By bird and flower market near city center, good food, good atmosphere, prices are around medium to expensive range.
- Moonlight Corner : Thai food, one by green lake, another in the north near Golden Temple. I prefer the northern one, excellent food, fabulous scenery, medium price.
- Ganesh : Not bad, friendly service, rather in the expensive side however. Go there if you like Indian food.
- Heavenly Mana : Good food, cheap price, but always packed with customers during eating times.
- He Min : Japanese style food, food is not bad, price is still okay (depending what you order).
- Guo Zi Lou : Everyone knows this place I am sure, each Guo Zi Lou has their own house specialties.
If you have further question, you can contact me and I will try to answer :-)
Does anybody know where/how to find certain types of spices such as lemon grass, candle nuts, kafir leaves etc aside from Metro? even in Metro I couldn't find candle nuts. Knowing that Dai Zu dishes are similar to Thai which uses of lemon grass, however I've been living in Kunming for more than 2 years and still couldn't find them easily, so if anybody knows, share it with me :-)
I've been living in Kunming with another 2 foreign guys for the last 2 years. I myself is overseas Chinese, so I look like Chinese but I am not Chinese nationality, so technically I am a foreigner too, but not supported by my looks ha..ha..ha. I have known some good local gay friends, but don't know many foreign gay guys, so if you are up for getting to know each other socially and be friends, give me a buzz.
I've been living in Kunming with another 2 foreign guys for the last 2 years. I myself is overseas Chinese, so I look like Chinese but I am not Chinese nationality, so technically I am a foreigner too, but not supported by my looks ha..ha..ha. I have known some good local gay friends, but don't know many foreign gay guys, so if you are up for getting to know each other socially and be friends, give me a buzz.
Warm regards
Sten
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