Think twice before eating shengpi, Dali's straw-torched raw pork
Bai restaurants across Dali
Shengpi is a Bai dish from the old pig-killing feasts, now on many restaurant menus: a whole pig is scorched under burning straw, then the crackled skin and the meat beneath, still raw, are sliced and dipped in a sauce of stewed plums and chili. Raw pork is a known route for tapeworm and other parasites, and a recent study by Dali's own disease-control institutes found pork tapeworm the most common foodborne parasite in local blood tests. China's national CDC advises eating pork only when it's fully cooked.
What locals sayLocals are deeply attached to it as a traditional dish, while most outsiders find the idea of raw pork hard to get past.
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- 生皮
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Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
