Anyone who has been to Mongolia must know that there is a large grassland, tender roast whole sheep and the strongest wine. In fact, the most distinctive dishes in Inner Mongolia for the New Year are not just roast whole sheep, milk tofu, milk tea and fresh milk soup; Roasted lamb chops, stone barbecues, air-dried beef, fried rice, milk tea, and hand-made meat will all be placed on the table eaten by Mongolians during the New Year. When I mention Inner Mongolia, I think of all kinds of delicious mutton: cumin roast leg of lamb, hand-held meat, roast whole sheep, instant-boiled mutton ... Of course, it should be served with sweet and sour creamy koumiss?
Mongolians eat red food and white food. White food is all kinds of dairy products, and red food is meat. They eat meat in big mouthfuls, especially during the Chinese New Year. Mongolians rarely eat vegetarian food.
However, Inner Mongolia has a vast territory, and the difference between the east and the west is quite big.
Especially during the Chinese New Year, for example, people in Hohhot will eat roasted seeds, haggis, oat noodles and cortex moutan, while people in Hulunbeier will eat pine pagoda, roe deer meat, hazelnut, sausage with blood and mushrooms.
Besides, Inner Mongolia is also divided into Han nationality and Mongolian nationality. Not to mention the Han nationality. In addition to eating jiaozi, mutton and various dairy products, Mongolian people have two distinctive foods during the Spring Festival: copper pot tea and yogurt cakes.
Mongolian copper pot tea is an essential food for entertaining guests in festivals. First, milk tea is boiled in a traditional way, and then air-dried beef, cheese and milk peels are added to cook in the pot. When eating, first fill a bowl of milk tea, then add milk tofu, fried rice and butter to soak. When it is soft, it tastes super good, and the more you soak, the better it tastes?
If it can be served with fruit, steak and eggs, it will be the top delicacy in the festival!
There is also a yogurt cake, which is made by mixing white flour with milk and baking it in a pan. Although it is simple to make, it tastes surprisingly good, soft and rich, and it is most popular with the elderly and children at home. Besides, it is eaten with copper pot tea while it is hot in winter. That taste will definitely make you unforgettable!