Mellow out, guys...the dialogue has been kinda funny.

Wow...that was something. I've been here 2 years now and have a far more positive opinion of Yunnan cuisine, but I can certainly see where BillDan is coming from. Yes, there is a lot of crap here; Kunming is not Beijing or Shanghai, so getting quality Western products is still tough. As a fellow lover of the ham sandwich, having suffered through the lack of proper American ham, I truly understand your disgust. Resigned to the fact that I can't find a decent ham sandwich, I take solace in something a little different: Yunnan ham. Yunnan ham is glorious cured hard ham, much like a Spanish serrano ham (cue someone yelling about how it isn't). You can get it all over town whether at an open air market or Carrefour. Try it dude; you won't be sorry (unless perhaps you don't pour boiling water over the outside to kill any microcritters). Accept that you won't find a good ham sandwich, then get some hard cheddar from Paul's, a baguette from the French Cafe, and slice some Yunnan ham. This is my sandwich solace.

Perhaps we should form some sort of ham sandwich club...Can we make our own ham?

I like spicy food—a lot—and I don't find the heat of Yunnan food to be overwhelming. That said, I really enjoy the food here, and am going to have to add my voice to the supporter of Dai food: if you can handle the heat, it's fantastic.