There Is No Chilli. The ChiliCult Manifesto.
There is no chilli. When a product tells you “chilli” in its ingredients, it’s lying. The pictures you see, of…
Yunnan Crossing-the-Bridge Noodles and More Naxi Food in Shuhe Ancient Town
In Shuhe, the other ancient town near – and by now, basically in – Lijiang, I didn’t only end up…
Shuhe Old Town… and Standing in Vegetable Fields in China as a Stranger
Given my focus on “Red Hot China,” the search for insight into the chilli’s importance in this fascinating country, even…
The Chilli City of Zunyi, the World Capital of Chilli
Everything seems big in China, but it may still come as a surprise that China is one of the world’s…
Tibetan Food and Chilli in the Himalayas
My journey along the Tea-Horse-Road ended – aside from the trip onwards, on the trail of the golden chilli –…
On the Local (Wet) Market in Shangri-la
A (last) step into the Tibetan part of Yunnan, and of course I went to a local market there, too….
Present Your Ingredients! – Bai Restaurants in Dali, Yunnan
In Dali, there was only just time for a dinner between the morning in Kunming and the next morning’s departure…
On the Trail of the Chilli in Dali, Yunnan
From Kunming, following the trail of the chilli on the Tea Horse Road, we first went to the Bai capital…
Lijiang Market Impressions
A farmer’s “wet” market right on the edge of the touristy old town of Lijiang? Not exactly what one would…
Naxi and Other Yunnan Foods in Lijiang
Lijiang was curious. There was not so little chilli in the markets, not so little chilli among the souvenirs. Ask…