The top ten in Xinjiang food list are: Turpan grapes, cantaloupe, Xinjiang raisins, Xinjiang red dates, Xinjiang walnuts, roasted whole sheep, Korla fragrant pears, Aksu apples, Jinghe Lycium barbarum and Tianshan Saussurea involucrata.

1. Turpan grape

Turpan grape is a highly sought after grape variety in recent years. It has excellent quality, high sugar content, sweet and sour taste and is memorable. Grape cultivation in Turpan has a long history, dating back to around 3 BC. Here, grapes are planted in the clear Ili River and Luopu River. The dry weather and abundant sunshine here, combined with fertile land, provide a good natural environment, which ensures the quality of Turpan grapes better.

2. Hami melon

Hami melon, a special fruit from Hami, Xinjiang, is popular for its thick melon meat, crisp and juicy taste and rich nutrition. Hami is located in Turpan-Hami basin in the east of Xinjiang, with long sunshine time, dry climate and large temperature difference at night, which is very suitable for the growth of Hami melon. Local farmers use traditional farming techniques, hand-select high-quality seeds and carefully cultivate cantaloupes. Each cantaloupe is a high-quality fruit after strict screening.

3, Xinjiang raisins

Xinjiang raisins are famous for their unique processing technology and high-quality grape varieties, among which raisins dried by seedless white fresh grapes are the most popular. This kind of raisin tastes crisp and sweet, and is deeply loved by consumers. Seedless white fresh grape is a kind of high-quality grape variety growing in Xinjiang. It is not only plump and delicious, but also small in stone and has a long growth period, so it is very suitable for air drying to make raisins.

4. Xinjiang jujube

Xinjiang jujube is one of the specialties in Xinjiang, among which Hami jujube is a very famous one. Hami jujube is a jujube cultivated in Hami area, which has a history of more than two thousand years. Hami jujube is very popular because of its thick meat, small core and crisp and sweet flesh. Hami jujube has a long history of planting and processing, and it is mainly based on traditional techniques and adopts pollution-free natural planting methods, which makes the quality of Hami jujube very good.

5. Xinjiang Walnut

Xinjiang Walnut is a famous specialty dried fruit, which is famous for its many varieties, excellent quality, large shell and thin shell, and high oil content. There are many varieties of walnuts produced in Xinjiang, among which Aksu walnut, Yecheng walnut and Kashi walnut are the most famous. Yecheng Walnut is a kind of high-quality walnut variety growing in Yecheng, Xinjiang. Its nuts are golden in color, delicious in taste and delicate in texture, and it is a favorite food.

6. Roast whole sheep

When roasting mutton in Xinjiang, most of them are roasted in the local unique Nang pit. The whole lamb is strung with tools and hung upside down in the Nang pit, so that the roasted mutton will be cooked more evenly, and some of them are strung on the stove in a rotating way, which allows everyone to rotate independently and smell the strong fragrance and participation of roasted mutton in the distance.

7. Korla fragrant pear

Korla fragrant pear is a special fruit grown in Korla, Xinjiang, which is famous for its beautiful appearance, beautiful color, thin skin and thick flesh, and crisp, sweet and juicy taste. Korla fragrant pear is one of the top ten famous pears in China and one of the important specialty fruits in Xinjiang. Korla fragrant pear is pear-shaped, with yellow-green skin, flushed surface, white flesh, delicate texture, crisp, sweet and juicy taste, rich juice and unique flavor. Its unique fragrance and taste are memorable, and it is known as "the treasure in pears".

8. Aksu apple

Aksu apple is an apple variety growing in Aksu area of Xinjiang, and it is a local specialty fruit. Aksu region is located in the northwest of Tarim basin, with mild climate, abundant sunshine, fertile land and abundant water resources. These superior natural conditions provide a guarantee for the growth of apples in Aksu. Aksu apple has beautiful appearance, round or oblate fruit, smooth skin, bright color, delicate and juicy flesh, crisp taste, sweet taste and rich aroma.

9. Jinghe Lycium barbarum

Jinghe County is a county in Xinjiang, which is famous for its Jinghe Lycium barbarum. Jinghe County, located in the north of Tianshan Mountain, has a unique natural environment and climatic conditions, long sunshine time, large temperature difference between day and night, fertile soil and excellent water quality, all of which provide an excellent growth environment for the growth of Lycium barbarum in Jinghe.

1. Saussurea involucrata

Saussurea involucrata is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine that grows on the cliffs of Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang at an altitude of about 4, meters, and it is also a rare medicinal material unique to Xinjiang. Due to the extremely harsh growth environment, it is very difficult to pick Saussurea involucrata, so the price is very expensive.