The gourmet restaurants in Dunhuang have very local characteristics. Many people ask where the time-honored stores in Dunhuang are. In fact, many stores in Dunhuang have been open for many years. They also sell donkey meat, mutton, etc. The cooking techniques and tastes are all perfect.
It has a great northwest taste, so you can have a good taste of the local specialties.
Dunhuang's food has strong northwest characteristics.
Like other regions in the northwest, Dunhuang people are particularly particular about the preparation of "noodles".
Dunhuang yellow noodles are as thin as dragon whiskers; Dunhuang handmade sauerkraut noodles are carefully cut and delicious when mixed with soup.
Another famous brand in Dunhuang is apricot peel water, which is made from local apricots and is the best choice for quenching thirst.
But the most famous one is "Dunhuang stuffed skin", which is a must-try local delicacy.
Shazhou Night Market has many shops here. You can taste almost all Dunhuang snacks and various pastas in the night market, including sauerkraut noodles, casseroles, Zhangye rubbed fish roe, barbecue, stuffed skin, etc. The prices are cheap and the taste is authentic.
And even the nearby alleys are lively and full of various restaurants.
Introduction to Shazhou Market (Shazhou Night Market): Shazhou Market is the most famous local snack street, with fruits and vegetables, antiques, souvenirs, handicrafts, textiles, and big-name stalls.
During the day, it is a department store with many shops selling hand-carved crafts. Most of the designs are flying.
There are not many people, and many stores only open in the afternoon.
There are outdoor food stalls in the evening that are open until early morning.
Signature dishes: stuffed rice noodles, apricot peel water, Dunhuang pulp noodles. Introduction to the shop: a small local shop with no name. The signboard is just the words "mutton rice soup". It is located in the alley between the city hall and the Post Hotel.
When you go in, the things you buy are very simple, such as mutton soup with vermicelli or mutton clear soup without vermicelli. The staple food is white flour pancakes.
Signature dish: Mutton noodle soup Shunzhang Yellow Noodle Restaurant Introduction: This is a very famous local yellow noodle restaurant. The donkey meat is very fragrant and fresh, and the yellow noodles are chewy. It is a strong taste in the northwest.
The environment is better than Daji, but the price is naturally more expensive.
Signature dishes: Dunhuang Saozi Noodles, Dunhuang Ye Ji Donkey Meat Yellow Noodles Introduction: The donkey meat in this shop is delicious, and the yellow noodles are okay. This Dunhuang shop makes its own apricot skin water, which is served in a draft beer cup, a large cup.
Three yuan.
After comparing it with the ones sold on the street outside, I realized how rich, sweet and sour the apricot skin water brewed by him is.
Signature dish: Dunhuang Yellow Noodles Zhangye Roe Roe Restaurant Introduction: This restaurant is said to be a famous folk dish in Dunhuang. There are two types of fried caviar: large bowls and small bowls. The portions are very large. Generally, a large bowl can be eaten by two people.
The taste is pretty good, the noodles are quite chewy, and diced vegetables like zucchini, tomatoes, and cabbage are added.
Introduction to Daji Donkey Meat Yellow Noodle Restaurant: It is a very famous local restaurant and attracts many tourists. The "Donkey Meat Yellow Noodles" here has won the title of "Gansu Famous Snack".
When eating noodles, you can also eat it with donkey offal, donkey skin, donkey meat roasted, fried elm money and other local specialties.
Signature dish: Dunhuang Yellow Noodle Lao Zhong’s Grilled Lamb Chops Introduction: Their grilled pancakes are very delicious, very fragrant, and taste like milk.
As for the grilled lamb chops, not to mention the grilled lamb, the beer is also very cheap.
Introduction to Jingyuan Galiu Delicious Lamb: The lamb at this restaurant is not ordinary delicious.
The braised red and white strips are both very tender, and the lamb belly is even more addictive. There is almost no smell, and the waiter's attitude is very good.
Introduction to Ma Lao Er Mutton Noodle Soup: The taste is very authentic and it is considered a long-established local shop with two or three branches.
The clear soup is neither spicy nor greasy, the meat is fresh, the environment is average, but the taste is definitely worth eating.
Everyone always trusts old stores, so for old brand stores that have been open for many years, we can try to see the difference. Finally, I hope everyone has fun and eats happily.