Dali is also famous for its snack food. After dusk falls, many of the city's big streets and old lanes are lined with food stalls open until midnight. There are a great variety of delicious snacks. You can wander along until you see one you like.

Dali Bittern Duck
This is a top choice among tourists. Fresh duck from Lashi Lake is served in a thick golden sauce. Besides its great taste, it is said to be very healthy.

Roasted Bean Curd
Roasted bean curd is a favorite local snack. It can be bought at the night market, but he best is made in Shiping County and Jianshui County. Made from high quality soybeans, the bean curd smell often turns people off, but many consider it to be quite tasty. Roasted on a steel net by a charcoal fire, and seasoned with spiced salt water, hot pepper powder, and Chinese ash oil, the snack is crisp and fresh.

Dali Rice Cake
During the Spring Festival, people in Dali are accustomed to eating rice cakes. Sliced, and mixed with ham slices, pickled vegetables, and hot peppers, before being fried with pig fat and seasoned with sugar and sauce, the rice cakes are a traditional delicacy. They are soft, and tasty. Rice cakes can be fried, boiled, stewed, or roasted and each way produces its own unique flavor.