The daily food of the Hui people has the following distinctive characteristics:

First, sweets occupy a certain position. This has a certain origin and relationship with Arab Muslims’ love for sweets. After giving birth to a baby, Arab Muslim women put honey juice or dates into the baby's mouth before starting to breastfeed. After the baby is born, the Hui people in Ningxia also use brown sugar to open their mouth. Many of the famous dishes of the Hui people are beets, such as it is like honey, fried lamb tail, sweet and sour pork, etc. There are even more sweets in rice noodles, such as cold cakes, cut cakes, eight-treasure sweet dishes, sweet twists, sweet dumplings, glutinous rice cakes, glutinous rice cakes, persimmon cakes, paste trays, etc. The Hui people in Ningxia also make traditional Muslim delicacies oily and fragrant. After making a sweet, when preparing the dough, add honey, brown sugar, etc. to it.

Second, there are more pasta than rice among staple foods. Noodles are the traditional staple food of the Hui people. Its variety, novelty, fragrant taste and exquisite technology are all unparalleled and show the intelligence of the Hui people. According to statistics, more than 60% of the Hui people’s diet consists of flour varieties, while flour is also used to a greater or lesser extent in other varieties. Ramen, steamed buns, glutinous rice noodles, long noodles, sesame seeds, wontons, camellia oleifera, wontons, etc., all made by the Hui people, will become delicacies for entertaining guests. Even foreigners eat them quickly and never miss them.

Third, beef and mutton dishes account for a large proportion of the dishes. The Hui people particularly like to eat beef and mutton, which is related to Islamic dietary ideas. Islam advocates the consumption of meat such as cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, and fish, and prohibits the consumption of meat from pigs, donkeys, mules, and ferocious birds and beasts. Liu Zhi said in "Tianfang Ceremony" that "diet nourishes one's temperament." "All birds that eat grain and animals that eat cud have good nature and are edible." He also said, "Only camels, cattle, and sheep It has pure virtues, has many beneficial effects, and can be used as food." The foods advocated by Islam are all delicious foods. The so-called "good food", Mr. Ma Jian explained, is food that is pure, delicious, and nutritious. More specifically, it must have a good appearance, a delicious smell, and a rich nutritional value. Taking sheep as an example, they have a docile temperament, are clean themselves, their meat is delicious, and they also have nourishing and therapeutic effects on the body. Mutton ingredients contain protein, fat, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. Regular consumption of mutton can whet the appetite and strengthen the body, dispel cold and boost yang, and nourish the kidneys.

I have seen in the Netherlands that some Turkish or Moroccan Muslim people (Islam) have a festival every year - Suikerfeest (Sugar Festival), and schools and other places have a day off. It seems that this festival It’s also very popular