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Wow... nice lobbey shot, eh?
Oysters: plain and possibly with chilli
Watermelons are very popular.
The beer - more expensive than the othersPrice List of shoppable items
Tea, Tobacco, Flowers, Yunnannese ham are the 4 great things to shop (and bring home) in Kunming. But what about other things in life, so listed below are the prices of "normal" stuff:
1) Tea mug with filter - RMB 15 in a teashop near Cui Hu
2) Ning Xia hawthorn seeds (for chicken soup) - RMB 7 per 250g at a tea shop. RMB 5.50 per 200g at a local supermarket.
3) Can of coke (375ml) - RMB 1.50 at hypermarket, RMB 2 at a tuckshop.
4) Bottle of coke - RMB 1. This is standard. You have to drink it on the spot and return the bottle.
5) Bananas - RMB 3 per KG at the wet market
6) Redbull drink - RMB 4.90 at Walmart; RMB 5.40 at a tuckshop
7) Pamelo (big ones) - RMB 3 each at wet market
8) Quei Ling Gao - RMB 2.50 ea at hypermarket
9) Carton of milk (1 L) - RMB 4 - 5 at hypermarket
10) Oranges - RMB 3.50 per KG in winter time.
11) Pine nuts (this is a must in Yunnan, stir fry the nuts with vege, or eat as a snack, you should use a nutcracker or very strong teeth) - RMB 20 per KG at wet market; RMB 13 per KG at hypermarket.
12) A slice of cake - RMB 3.00 - RMB 8 at a bakery in Kundu.
13) To rent a badminton court - RMB 5 per hour at Yunnan Normal University.
14) Longan fruit - RMB 12 per KG.
15) Wooden doll - RMB 8
16) Minorities figurines - RMB 38
17) Bowl of noodles (mi xian or er si) - from RMB 2
18) Kunming cherries - RMB 1 per 100g. They are the size of fresh sultanas, reddish orange in colour. Very attractive. Sourish. Available in March - April.
19) soya bean milk - fresh (unsweetened) from supermarket soyabean section, about 60c for a big bag of probably 500ml.
20) paracetamol - about RM 3 for a whole bottle of generic brand.
21) peanut butter - 500g for RMB 14.
22) yogurt - the local ones are usually sweetened at RMB 1 - 1.50 each. Danone at RMB 2.50 to RMB 4 (depending on whether there are fruit pieces of just fruit flavour). The weather, especially when the sun is hidden by the mist. It is very condusive to physical activities. You can walk for miles without feeling tired. Which means you can shop for days without feeling tired.
