Catering culture is an aggregation of both material and spiritual products created by human beings during the process of the nature utilizing and remaking and social practice, it is a cultural system which posses the characteristics of integrity, structural, understanding hierarchy and openness. The characteristics of catering culture of Yi nationality can be seen most clearly in two aspects, that is customs of food and drink, and food and drink for festivals. The material expressions of the catering culture of Yi nationality are flesh culture and spirits culture.