As the central city of Xinjiang, all kinds of delicious food are naturally extremely rich. No matter Uygur, Mongolian or Muslim food, you can find it in Urumqi, which is really complete.
Big-plate chicken
Xinjiang saute spicy chicken is a traditional dish of Xinjiang Uygur people. Named after a large plate filled with delicious and spicy chicken nuggets, it is a major food business card in Xinjiang. Spicy chicken nuggets and soft waxy potato nuggets blend and penetrate each other, and it is very enjoyable to eat in your mouth. Although Xinjiang saute spicy chicken has spread all over the country, you should try authentic Xinjiang saute spicy chicken when you come to Xinjiang.
Xinjiang barbecue
The kebab is called "barbecue" in Xinjiang. The ingredients are high-quality mutton from Xinjiang, and the fat and thin mutton is worn on a thin label. There is no need for complicated cooking methods. Simply bake and sprinkle with seasonings such as refined salt, cumin powder and Chili powder. The roasted mutton skewers are fresh and tender, bright in color and delicious, but not smelly. After eating, delicious gravy instantly fills the mouth.
irritable
Xinjiang is rich in light and heat resources, special geological structure and soil resources irrigated by glacier snow water, which forms high-quality wheat flour with strong gluten and good taste, and creates the living habit of Xinjiang people who like to eat pasta. Among them, Naan has a long history in Xinjiang, with wheat flour as the main raw material, which is fermented and kneaded into dough and baked in a special fire pit.
I didn't know the beauty of Xinjiang until I arrived in Yili. Yili is the crossroads of the ancient Silk Road in history, and is known as "the south of the Yangtze River beyond the Great Wall" and "the hometown of melons and fruits". The rain is relatively abundant and the weather is warm, so it is called "a wet island in the vast sea".
Smoked horse meat
Smoked horse meat is an essential ingredient for Kazakhs in winter and a must in Kazakh cuisine. It is made of Ili horse meat called Tianma and smoked with pine branches. Smoked horse meat is rich in fat, oily but not greasy, fat and thin, and looks attractive. Smoked horse meat used to be smoked with big bones, but now it has been boned. Smoked horse meat tastes tough and memorable.
blood sausage
Blood sausage is a traditional food of Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and Xibe people. Every year when winter comes, they will prepare some ingredients that can be stored for the winter, select strong horses, put horse blood in a big basin when slaughtering, add seasonings such as salt, ginger powder and pepper, pour them into the intestines, cook them in a pot, and slice them when eating.
milk tea
In Xinjiang, there is a saying that "if you don't eat for three days, it's better not to drink tea for one day". The raw material of milk tea is tea, milk or goat milk. After cooking, tea cultivation and other processes, milk tea unique to Xinjiang was made. Yili's milk tea tastes more traditional and fragrant. Xinjiang has eaten too much beef and mutton. Milk tea can refresh people and replenish vitamins and minerals.
Kashgar has not only peculiar natural landscapes, but also fascinating ancient Xinjiang culture. While enjoying its natural scenery and ancient culture, we should also taste its unique cuisine, which will not disappoint people.
Roasted pumpkin
After eating barbecue, roast whole sheep and roast steamed stuffed bun, don't miss the unique delicacy of Kashgar-roasted pumpkin. Whenever you come to Kashgar, you can see a lot of chopped pumpkins piled on trolleys in the Grand Bazaar. When you get closer, you can still smell the faint fragrance of roasted pumpkin. Pumpkins are pit-roasted, golden in color and tender inside and outside. When eating, you can feel the soft waxy and distinctive flavor of pumpkin pulp.
Nangkeng barbecue
Naokeng barbecue is actually an upgraded version of Xinjiang barbecue, which is tender outside and delicious inside. Cut the fresh fat mutton into fist sizes, stir it into paste with eggs, turmeric, cumin powder, refined salt and flour, smear the mixed paste on the surface of the cut meat, hang it on the inner wall of the pit and bake it for about half an hour. The Nangkeng barbecue in Kashgar, Xinjiang is the most famous. Don't forget the Nangkeng barbecue when you go to Kashgar.
Xinjiang mutton and pilao rice
Pilaf is a favorite staple food in Xinjiang's ethnic minority areas. Fry shredded onion, shredded radish, mutton and other ingredients in oil for a while, then add rice and water to stew and steam. Because it was originally eaten by hand, it was named pilaf. Kashgar's pilaf includes not only carrots, carrots, onions and mutton. And all kinds of dried fruits. The rice is golden, delicious and full of fresh gravy, which is very attractive.
Marentang
Horse candy is actually what we call cutting cakes. It is made of walnuts, raisins, cashews, roses, sesame seeds, red dates and other ingredients. It is a traditional snack with local characteristics. The taste is mellow, sweet and sour, sweet but not greasy, with a faint fragrance. The taste is very mellow. When you come here, you might as well try this authentic Sagittarius candy.
If you come to Kashgar and eat all kinds of meat, you might as well go to a century-old teahouse and have a bowl of authentic herbal tea, which is also a great pleasure.
Turpan has typical Uygur eating habits. If you are lucky enough to come here, you can try all kinds of Uygur pasta, roast mutton and other famous fruits with excellent quality, such as grapes and cantaloupe, which will surely satisfy your taste buds.
Roast Whole Lamb
It is said that in the past, roast whole sheep was a delicious food that only dignitaries could enjoy. Over time, it gradually entered the homes of ordinary people. Walking in the streets of Kashgar, there are stalls selling roast whole sheep everywhere. Roast whole sheep is full of fragrance, bright color and brown skin, which looks very attractive. Cut a piece into your mouth and chew it slowly. It is really delicious.
fruit
Due to its special geographical location and unique natural environment, Xinjiang has a dry climate, less rain, large temperature difference between day and night and long sunshine time. During the day, plants can fully absorb light, carry out photosynthesis, and form a lot of starch, sugar and other substances in fruits. The temperature gradually decreases at night, and the respiration of plants is weakened, which can effectively reduce the consumption of nutrients. So fruits can accumulate a lot of nutrients, such as cantaloupe, grapes and other fruits.
"I didn't know the size of the motherland and the beauty of the scenery until I arrived in Xinjiang." In addition to the magnificent natural landscapes such as glaciers, deserts, grasslands and forests, all kinds of attractive food in Xinjiang will certainly not let you down. If there is an opportunity, you must go to Urumqi by train and enjoy the charming and beautiful Xinjiang.