Minhe delicacies include Minhe dry sand watermelon, braised lamb, Minhe potatoes, Qinghai stem skin, highland barley stuffed skin, etc.
1. Minhe Hansha Watermelon: Minhe County is known as the "hometown of melons and fruits" in Qinghai. The watermelons grown in it have high sugar content, fresh, crisp and sweet taste, and good eating quality.
2. Stewed lamb: Stewed lamb meat is tender when eaten, spicy and crispy, dark red in color, fragrant, soft when chewed, not greasy in the mouth, and rich in nutrients.
Minhe delicacies include Minhe dry sand watermelon, braised lamb, Minhe potatoes, Qinghai stem skin, highland barley stuffed skin, etc.
1. Minhe Hansha watermelon: Minhe County is known as the "hometown of melons and fruits" in Qinghai. The watermelons grown in it have high sugar content, fresh, crisp and sweet taste, good eating quality, and are crops with high economic benefits.
2. Stewed lamb: Stewed lamb is a must-have on the plateau. Lamb meat is generally eaten seasonally and can only be tasted during the spring and autumn lambing periods. When eaten, braised lamb is tender, spicy, crispy and refreshing, and has a dark red color.
It smells fragrant, is soft when chewed, is not greasy in the mouth, and is rich in nutrients.
3. Minhe potatoes: Minhe potatoes are a specialty of Haidong citizens and Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Qinghai Province, and are national geographical indications of agricultural products.
Minhe potatoes have been introduced to Minhe County for more than 150 years.
Most of the 22 towns and villages under the jurisdiction of Minhe County are mountainous areas, and the soil is mainly composed of gray soil, chestnut soil, and red loam soil.
4. Qinghai stem skin: The stem skin is made of sweet potato powder.
Tree branches or grass vine rhizomes always have bifurcations. After the branches are removed, the bifurcation site is still a swollen knot.
5. Highland barley stuffed skin: Stuffed barley skin is a traditional snack with strong local flavor in Qinghai.
Vendors selling stuffed leather can be seen everywhere in Xining and towns in agricultural areas.