Qinghai has a plateau climate, which is dry and has a large temperature difference between morning and evening. Therefore, the diet tastes biased, mainly salty and spicy, and the diet is mainly pasta. Qinghai cuisine has national characteristics, with color, flavor and shape. Qinghai beef and mutton is a must, the meat is fresh and tender, and it is not fishy, because the cattle and sheep in Qinghai pastoral area have been eating the original grassland for many years, so Qinghai mutton is the best. Let's take a look at the top ten special foods in Qinghai. Have you eaten them all?

1, Qinghai local hotpot

Qinghai earthen chafing dish is very northwest. Unlike Sichuan chafing dish, the chafing dish is made of copper with charcoal fire, similar to Beijing chafing dish. There are all kinds of meat and vegetables in the pot. All the ingredients are cut into long pieces and placed neatly in the pot. They are full of meat and vegetables. Hot pot can be divided into large and small pots. Many people can choose a large pot, and few people can choose a small pot. I suggest you try it when you go to Qinghai. It's very local.

2. Qinghai Old Yogurt

Qinghai old yogurt has a long history in Qinghai ethnic diet, which has a history of 1000 years. The traditional Qinghai old yogurt is fermented in a porcelain bowl. Solid yogurt is formed by the high temperature on the kang. A layer of milk skin floats on the top of the yogurt, which can be seasoned with some sugar. It tastes sour and sweet, and it can relieve summer heat when eaten in summer. The traditional self-made Qinghai old yogurt does not contain any additives, and it is a pure natural and healthy green food. It has a smooth taste, and the shape of yogurt is close to solid, which is a bit like fresh bean curd. It is rich in milk flavor, delicate and tender, and leaves a fragrance when you take a sip.

3, stuffed skin

Niangpi, also known as cold rice noodles, is a traditional specialty food popular in the northwest of China, which is soft and smooth, sour and delicious, refreshing and appetizing. A snack that every household will cook in Qinghai.

4, chop suey soup

Chopped offal refers to the head, heart, lungs, intestines and stomach of cooked cattle and sheep, which can not only strengthen the body, resist hunger, but also resist cold. The chop suey soup is fragrant and not greasy. Qinghai people look forward to drinking a bowl of chop suey soup for breakfast every day.

5. Qinghai noodles

Qinghai glutinous rice noodles are a common meal of Qinghai people. This kind of dough is not rolled out with a rolling pin, but pulled out by hand. Cut the kneaded soft noodles into thick strips, and then cover them with a damp towel. After waking up for 30 minutes, take it in your hand, pinch it flat with your fingers, break it, put it in boiling water, and cook it until it is edible.

6. Grab the mutton

Hand-grabbed mutton is a traditional food loved by China's northwest, Mongolian, Tibetan and other ethnic groups. It is said that hand-grabbed mutton has a history of nearly a thousand years and was originally named after eating it with hands. Hand-grabbed mutton is a big dish on the table. Hand-grabbed mutton is a dish for people in Qinghai pastoral areas to entertain guests, and it is also one of the indispensable staple foods in daily life. The first time you eat mutton by hand, it will feel almost primitive. After many times of tasting, the more you eat, the more delicious it will be.

7. Dog watering the urine

Outsiders really don't know what it means when they hear "dog watering the urine". In fact, this is a kind of pancake, a pasta made of white flour and highland barley flour as the main ingredients. Because it is necessary to repeatedly pour oil around the pot while flipping it, this action is like a dog peeing, so some people jokingly call it "dog watering the urine." Although the name is very indecent, the cake is golden in color, sweet and soft, and many restaurants will solemnly recommend dog watering for visitors to experience the delicious food in Qinghai.

8. Sweet candied fruit

Sweet candied fruit is a special snack in the northwest of China, which is sweet, fragrant and delicious. It is a kind of flavor snack made of oats or highland barley. There is a jingle among the masses: "Sweet and sweet, old people and dolls drool, one bowl and two bowls can appetize, and three bowls and four bowls can top the meal".

9. highland barley wine

It has a unique style of fragrance, mellow, sweet and refreshing, which is suitable for both men and women. The soul of highland barley wine has been passed down for 400 years, and it has been praised as "the pearl of plateau and the wonderful flower of wine forest" by national winemaking experts.

10, braised noodles

Braised noodles is a traditional pasta snack, which is varied and has many flavors. Stir-fried directly in the pot, called fried noodles.