1, preserves
One of the northwest special snacks with sweet candied fruit is a flavor snack processed from highland barley, one of the cold-resistant and early-maturing grains in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In Lanzhou, Tianshui, Xining, the ancient city of Qinghai Plateau and various agricultural areas, you can see the unique folk snack "Tangyuan". Sweet fermented grains are mellow, cool and sweet. When you eat it, it will give off bursts of wine.
Step 2 grab the mutton with your hands
Hand-grabbed mutton has a history of nearly a thousand years, and it is a traditional food loved by Mongolian, Tibetan, Hui, Kazakh, Uygur and other ethnic groups in northwest China. Originally named after eating with hands. There are three ways to eat, namely, hot food, cold food and deep frying. Hand-grabbed mutton on the grassland, its color, fragrance, taste and shape all represent the wild, passionate, pious and hospitable character of grassland herders.
3. Sausage noodles
Sausage noodles are a common flavor snack in Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province. Mainly mutton intestines, with hot soup noodles. The method is to wash the large and small intestines of sheep, without peeling the oil on the intestinal wall, add the paste bean powder seasoned with onion, ginger, pepper and refined salt, tie the mouth and cook, and put the cooked diced radish and diced onion and garlic into the soup.
4. spiced dried yak meat
Spiced beef jerky is a new product after the liberation of Qinghai. Marketing in domestic and foreign markets, well received by consumers. Beef jerky is not only a top grade for entertaining VIPs, but also a good gift for relatives and friends. It is not only convenient to carry, but also suitable for long-term preservation, and can be eaten at family banquets or when traveling. The main raw material of spiced beef jerky is fresh beef, a specialty of Qinghai Plateau.
5. Steamed eggs with seaweed
Nostoc flagelliforme is one of the most delicious foods in Qinghai Plateau. As a tribute to the royal family in feudal society, it has been exported to foreign countries in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Now, because "Nostoc flagelliforme" and "making a fortune" are homophonic, they both appeal to auspiciousness and maintain the nostalgia, so Hong Kong, Macao and overseas markets especially like it and enjoy a high reputation.