Across-The-Bridge Rice Noodles is a famous and unique local food of Yunnan. Before the meal, a bowl of hot soup, a bowl of rice noodles, some slices of meat, fresh vegetable slices and some other ingredients are to be prepared. The soup is the most important, which is boiled from chicken, duck and pig bones. It is rather hot although there is noe steam flowing from it. Hen these re ready, first pot in the raw meat slices and stir them till they are done; then put in the ingredients, vegetable slices and rice noodles. It is delicious as the meat is very tender.

Across-The –BRIDGE Rice noodles originated from Mengzi County, and has a history of more than 100 years. It is said that in Mengzi, there was a small island in a lake called Nanhu, a young man stayed there getting prepared for the naional examination. Every day his wife had to pass a bridge when she brought him the meal. But the meal had turned cold by the time she got there. One day, the wife cooked a pot of chicken soup and happened to see that the layer of oil on the soup could keep th soup warm. And when she put raw slices of fish and meat into it, they were done instantly, and were very deliciou. From that timeon, she took the soup, meat and rice noodles, crossed the bridge to bring the meal to her husband. Her husband could have a warm meal ever day, hence the name “Across-The-Bridge Rice Noodles spread to Kunming. Nowadays, it is a favourable local food for both demestic and foreign guests due to its excellent material, elaborate preparation skills, unique serving method as well as its rich nutrition.