Dried beef
There are usually three names for air-dried beef: air-dried beef, air-dried beef jerky and beef jerky. Beef jerky comes from the military food of Mongolian fighters, which is convenient to carry and rich in nutrition. Known as "Genghis Khan's military food." Inner Mongolia prairie is a natural grassland. The grass is rich and the cattle and sheep are fat. Mongolian herdsmen living here have the habit of drying beef jerky for generations.
Inner Mongolia cheese
Cheese, commonly known as "buttered egg". The yogurt separated from ghee is boiled with low fire, put into a cloth bag, squeezed out sour water, and dried in pieces to obtain cheese, which is hard, sweet and sour, and is one of the favorite milk foods of Mongolian people. Most people put a few pieces of cheese in their bags, just in case something happens, to satisfy their hunger and thirst.
Mongolian cake
Traditional snacks in Inner Mongolia. Stir-fry yellow rice flour, add proper amount of wheat flour, mix well, pour into boiling water to form a hard dough, and heat for fermentation. Knead the fermented dough into a circle of appropriate size, and put it into a boiling vegetable oil pot to fry until it is cooked. It is characterized by crisp, fragrant and crisp skin and soft, waxy and sweet inside. Families always make cakes to entertain guests on holidays.
Milk curd
Milk tofu, called "Huruda" in Mongolian, is a common milk food in Mongolian herders' homes. Food made of milk, goat's milk, mare's milk, etc. through solidification and fermentation. It looks like ordinary tofu, but it's not tofu. Named for being like tofu. Some tastes are slightly sour, some are slightly sweet, and the frankincense is rich. Herdsmen love to eat it, often soak it in milk tea, or go out as dry food to quench their thirst and satisfy their hunger. It can also be made into milk tofu, which is soft and tough, and is a famous dish at the banquet.
Mongolian fried rice
Mongolian is called "Mongolian Lebada", which means Mongolian rice. It is made of millet through steaming, frying, grinding and other processes, and then mixed with yogurt, sugar and other stirring, which tastes fragrant and refreshing, quenching hunger and thirst, and is a traditional food with unique flavor.
Hada pancake
Hada cake is a traditional and famous snack in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Zhaowuda Grassland). Hada cake is a kind of cake similar to dim sum, and its cost is relatively high. It is made by rolling water, oil and pastry into skin, filling with dried fruit and baking. The made Hada cake has the characteristics of falling into the ground and crushing, no need to chew when put in the mouth, crisp and sweet.
Milk skin
Milk skin is called "Chaganyide", "Wu Rumu" and "Wu Rimo" in Mongolian. Chinese means "white food". The fresh milk of horses, sheep, cows and camels is poured into a pot and boiled slowly. When a layer of wax fat condenses on its surface, it is lifted with chopsticks and hung in a ventilated place to dry, which is the milk skin. It belongs to the essence of milk skin in fresh milk, is a good product in the milk food series, and has high nutritional value. The process of making milk skin is simple, but it uses a lot of materials. Pure flavor and rich nutrition. Together with milk tea, milk fruit and fried rice, it was once called "the best food for all" to entertain distinguished guests, and it was indispensable for home dining, entertaining guests and worshipping ancestors and gods.
Butter fruit strips
Inner Mongolia people who love to drink milk tea must also have butter sticks while drinking milk tea, just like Nanchang people have to have a bowl of crock soup as standard when eating mixed powder. Butter crisp, which was easy to store in the past, is one of the dry food that locals must bring when they travel far away.
Handmade yogurt candy
Candy is a snack that every child likes, but in the hearts of Inner Mongolians, the yogurt candy in my hometown is unforgettable for a long time. Made of "chewing", that is, the light cream in Inner Mongolia, makes the candy taste milky, but not too sweet.
Grassland dried milk
Milk shellfish, which is far away from pigments and preservatives, is the most natural and healthy delicious food in Inner Mongolia grassland. It is not only one of the snacks usually eaten, but also an indispensable food when people in the grassland get married, bearing a rich cultural heritage.