Minhe cuisine includes Minhe dried sand watermelon, braised mutton, Minhe potato, Qinghai stem skin, highland barley stuffed skin and so on.
1, Minhe Gansha Watermelon: Minhe County is known as the "hometown of melons and fruits" in Qinghai. The watermelon planted has high sugar content, crisp and sweet taste and good edible quality, and is a crop with high economic benefits.
2. Braised mutton: Braised mutton is a must in the plateau. Eating mutton is generally seasonal and can only be tasted in spring and autumn. Braised mutton is tender, spicy, crisp, refreshing, deep red in color, fragrant in smell, soft to chew, not greasy in mouth and rich in nutrition.
3. Minhe Potato: Minhe Potato is a specialty of Haidong citizens and Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Qinghai Province, and it is a geographical indication of agricultural products in China. Minhe potato has been introduced to Minhe County for more than 50 years. Most of the 22 towns under the jurisdiction of Minhe County are mountainous areas, and the soil is mainly lime soil, chestnut soil and red loam soil.
4, Qinghai stem skin: stem skin is made of sweet potato powder. The branches of trees or the roots of grass vines are always bifurcated, and after removing the branches, the bifurcated part is still a swollen knot.
5, highland barley stuffed skin: stuffed skin is a traditional snack with strong local flavor in Qinghai. Vendors selling stuffed skins can be seen everywhere in Xining and towns in agricultural areas.