Qinghai has a plateau climate, which is dry and has a large temperature difference between morning and evening. Therefore, the food taste is heavy, salty and spicy, and the food is mainly pasta.

Qinghai cuisine has more ethnic characteristics, with all kinds of colors, flavors and shapes.

Qinghai beef and mutton are the best. The meat is fresh and tender, not smelly or fishy. Because the cattle and sheep in Qinghai pastoral areas have been grazing on the original ecological grassland for many years, Qinghai mutton is the most delicious.

Let’s take a look at Qinghai’s top ten special delicacies. Have you tried them all?

1. Qinghai local hot pot Qinghai local hot pot has northwest characteristics. Different from Sichuan hot pot, the hot pot uses a charcoal-fired copper hot pot, similar to Beijing hot pot.

There are various kinds of meat and vegetables in the pot. All the ingredients are cut into long pieces and neatly placed in the pot. The portion is full and the meat and vegetables are combined.

There are different sizes of hot pots. If there are a lot of people, you can choose a big pot, and if there are a few people, you can choose a small pot.

If you go to Qinghai, I recommend you to try it, it has a very local flavor.

2. Qinghai old yogurt Qinghai old yogurt has a long history in Qinghai national diet, with a history of one thousand years ago.

The traditional Qinghai old yogurt is fermented in a porcelain bowl. The high temperature on the kang forms solid yogurt. There will be a layer of milk skin floating on the top of the yogurt. You can add some sugar for seasoning. The taste is sour and sweet. It is also delicious for summer.

The effect of relieving summer heat.

The traditional homemade Qinghai old yogurt does not contain any additives. It is a purely natural and healthy green food. It has a smooth taste and the shape of the yogurt is close to a solid state, a bit like fresh tofu pudding. It has a rich milky aroma, is delicate and smooth, and leaves a fragrance on your lips and teeth after a sip.

3. Stuffed skin: Stuffed skin, also known as cold skin, is a traditional delicacy popular in northwest China. It is soft and smooth, sour and spicy, refreshing and appetizing.

A snack that every household in Qinghai makes.

4. Offal soup Offal refers to the cooked heads, hearts, lungs, intestines, stomachs, etc. of cattle and sheep. It can not only nourish the body, resist hunger, but also resist cold.

The offal soup has a strong aroma and is not greasy. People in Qinghai look forward to having a bowl of offal soup for breakfast every day.

5. Qinghai Ga noodle slices Qinghai Ga noodle slices are a home-cooked meal of Qinghai people.

This kind of dough is not rolled out with a rolling pin, but pulled out by hand.

Cut the kneaded soft dough into thick strips first, and then cover it with a damp towel.

After 30 minutes of resting, take it into your hands, flatten and break it with your fingers, put it into boiling water, and cook it before eating.

6. Hand-caught mutton. Hand-caught mutton is a traditional food loved by ethnic groups such as northwest China, Mongolia and Tibet. It is said that hand-caught mutton has a history of nearly a thousand years. It was originally named after being eaten with hands.

Hand-caught mutton is a main dish on the table.

Hand-caught mutton is a delicacy used by people in pastoral areas of Qinghai to entertain guests, and it is also one of the indispensable staple foods in daily life.

The first time you eat hand-caught mutton, you will have an almost primitive feeling. After tasting it many times, the more you eat, the more delicious it becomes.

7. Dogs pour urine. When outsiders hear "dogs pour urine", they really don't know what it means.

In fact, this is a kind of pancake, a pasta made with white flour and highland barley flour as the main ingredients.

Because you have to pour oil repeatedly around the pot while searing, this action is like a dog peeing, so some people jokingly call it "dog peeing".

Although the name is very inelegant, the cake is golden in color, sweet and soft. Many restaurants will ceremoniously recommend dogs to urinate when entertaining guests, allowing tourists to experience Qinghai's "food".

8. Sweet fermented grains Sweet fermented grains are a specialty snack in northwest China. It is sweet, wine-like, and delicious. It is a snack made from oats or highland barley.

There is a saying among the masses: "Sweet fermented grains are so sweet that old people and children can swallow their saliva. One or two bowls can whet your appetite, and three or four bowls can make a meal."

9. Highland barley wine has a unique style of fragrant and mellow, sweet and refreshing, suitable for both men and women.

The spirit of highland barley wine has been passed down for 400 years, and it is still flourishing and is praised by winemaking experts across the country as "the pearl of the plateau and the wonder of the wine forest".

10. Braised noodles Braised noodles are a traditional pasta snack with various flavors.

Put it directly into the pot and fry it, which is called fried noodles.