People who take a tour to Gongshan never forget to taste the food there. As a city having various Chinese ethnic minorities, Gongshan local food is different from the one in other places. All the foods in Gongshan feature local culture of ethnic minorities, and all the materials are from this place. It is the creation of local people and the work of human wisdom. This article will take you into the local life to discover the stunning food in this Yunnan city.All the foods talked about below are the representatives of local food and the essence of local food culture. They are also the top recommended ones to tourists who will be or have been in Gongshan.

Jiumenji(酒焖鸡)

Put the chicken and its bones into pieces, frying with oil, adding  shochu  heavily. Generally, about two or three Jin(斤) of each chicken. No salt, just some zanthoxylum simulans hance, then braise on the fire. The wine flowed freely with chicken, which is extremely delicious.

Baogumi(包谷米)

Baogumi(包谷米) is a kind of Ganliang(干粮) that eat by people who drive the horse. Eat with some water while you are walking. That's wonderful!

Meat Wine and Egg Wine(肉酒和蛋酒)

Meat wine and egg wine is well brewed wine, fresh with faint scent. It is a kind of dietetic foods, which has good curative effect on building up vital energy and nourishes the blood. So it is a favorite advanced nourishing food for the Nu Nationality.Butter 

Tea(酥油茶)

Butter tea, also known as po cha (Tibetan:, Wylie: bod ja, "Tibetan tea"), cha süma (Tibetan:, Wylie: ja srub ma, "churned tea"), Mandarin Chinese: sūyóu chá (酥油茶) or gur gur in local Ladakhi terms, is a drink of the people in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, India and Bhutan and most famously, Tibet. It is also consumed in Bhutan and by Buddhist minorities in India. Traditionally, it is made from tea leaves, yak butter, water, and salt, however, given its wider availability and reduced cost, butter made from cow's milk is increasingly used.

Drinking butter tea is a regular part of Tibetan life. Before work, a Tibetan will typically enjoy several bowlfuls of this beverage, and it is always served to guests. Nomads are said to often drink up to 40 cups of it a day.[citation needed]Since butter is the main ingredient, butter tea provides plenty of caloric energy and is particularly suited to high altitudes. The butter may also help prevent chapped lips.