Nowadays, when discussing where to eat Yunnan cuisine in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Yunhai cuisine will definitely come to mind. Since its opening in 2009, Yunhai Cuisine has more than 100 directly-operated stores in first- and second-tier cities, becoming one of the important brands promoting Yunnan cuisine.
Yunhai cuisine has a complete food supply chain and strict standardized management to ensure the safety and freshness of ingredients and the stability of food quality. In terms of chefs, Yunhai Cuisine will cooperate with the cooking school to allow newcomers to receive training as a Yunhai cuisine chef one year in advance, and they will have 15 days to understand the corporate culture and practice the dishes after entering Yunhai cuisine. In terms of research and development of new cuisines, the team of Yunhai cuisine will go to Yunnan to find its roots, learn the cooking techniques of the dishes and then standardize the process, and will also integrate the skills of other cuisines, such as Western food, Japanese cuisine and so on. Each chef can develop a new dish, and if the dish is selected, the corresponding chef will receive a bonus, which greatly increases the frequency of menu updates.
Yunhai cuisine's pork ribs hot pot sales have been very good, the ingredients come from Yunnan's local high-quality pork ribs suppliers, after the pork ribs are put into the pot, only need to put in the appropriate amount of green onions, ginger slices, boil them and simmer them over low heat. The hot pot is full of cured meat, and you can not only eat pork ribs but also other vegetables. Grilled tilapia with lemongrass is also a popular favorite, where the tilapia is cut in half and coated with spices and roasted over a fire, where the spices are perfectly combined with the aroma of the fish, resulting in a unique and crispy taste. The porcini mushroom ham stew rice uses Xuanwei ham, artichoke, walnut, green peas, and small potatoes to match the porcini mushrooms, which brings out the fragrance of the porcini mushrooms to the fullest and has an attractive taste.
Rice noodles are the core product of Yunhai cuisine. Yunhaiyi has invested in the construction of its own rice noodle factory in Yunnan, and all the rice noodles used by Yunhaicai restaurants in the country come from this factory. Purity and simplicity are important characteristics of rice noodles in Unhai cuisine. Yunhai cuisine uses only rice and water to make rice noodles, and shredded chicken cold rice noodles are the signature product of Yunhai cuisine, in addition to the colorful side dishes, but also added to the unique sesame sauce in Yunnan cuisine, which adds a smooth taste on top of the refreshing taste, and also caters to the taste preferences of northern diners. Small pot rice noodles are a common way to eat in Kunming, add fresh minced meat, leeks, millet spicy and boil them in a small pot, spicy and enjoyable. Bone broth cross-bridge rice noodles need to be carefully prepared, and the chef of Unhai Cuisine takes more than 8 hours to make the soup base alone.
Yunhai cuisine was rated as the chief demonstration enterprise of Yunnan cuisine "entering Beijing, Shanghai and Nanyang" by Yunnan Catering and Gastronomy Association, and was listed as one of the "Top Ten Most Popular Restaurants among Consumers" by CCTV Financial Channel in 2017. Yunhai cuisine is positioned at young consumer groups, and invited Chun Xia, the best actress at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards, as the brand spokesperson, which is also the only Yunnan restaurant in Shanghai with celebrity endorsement.
