In Ningxia

Halal food is an important cultural landscape

Ningxia food has a long history

There are many varieties

If you come to Ningxia

Be sure to try it

Recommended halal specialties in Ningxia:

1 Sheep’s Head Steamed Bun

Most people who have been to Xi'an have eaten mutton steamed buns there. Yinchuan's mutton steamed buns are not as famous as those in Xi'an, but they have their own unique flavor. In fact, many people mention Yinchuan's second steamed buns. The first impression is "mutton steamed bun". The most unforgettable thing for locals is the thick meat soup of the mutton steamed bun.

2 Haggis

Do you have a memory from your childhood: at a street stall in Ningxia early in the morning, people eating haggis would carry a big In the bowl, some are standing or squatting, eating fennel cake, drinking mutton soup, and eating mutton head meat, noodles, lungs, and mutton liver.

3 Roasted Whole Lamb

Roasted whole sheep seems to be a specialty of Inner Mongolia, but because Ningxia is rich in high-quality mutton, Ningxia’s roasted whole sheep is different from Compared with the roasted whole lamb in Inner Mongolia, it is more delicate and delicious. If you don’t have a greasy mouth when you eat roasted whole lamb, you don’t look like a Northwester!

4 Hand-caught mutton

Because there are many Hui people living in Ningxia, the hand-caught mutton here is also very authentic. The main reason is that the meat tastes very delicate, so you don’t have to worry about stuffing your teeth, so you can dip it in Eating it with salt and minced garlic makes it look particularly bold.

5 Tongxin Bowl of Steamed Lamb

Bowl of Steamed Lamb is a famous snack in Ningxia. It is mainly popular in Tongxin and Haiyuan areas and is made in many restaurants. Ningxia lamb is tender and delicious, without any smell.

6 Wormwood Noodles

"The long-necked goose pulled the red thread and pulled it to Zhongwei County. Zhongwei County is unusual. The girls can roll long noodles. The noodles are thin and fanned. , cut the noodles into thin threads, put them into the pot, scoop a thread into the bowl..."

This is a folk song spread in the Zhongwei area of ??Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The song describes The most famous one is Zhongwei Artemisia Seed Noodles, which is included in the intangible cultural heritage list of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

7. Stewed local chicken

The chicken is white and tender, chewy and not greasy. The chicken soup is light and smooth. It is served with oyster mushrooms, gluten, vermicelli and other condiments, which has the original flavor. Has rich nutritional value.

8 Yellow River Catfish

Yellow River Catfish is a specialty of Ningxia. "The Yellow River in the world is rich in Ningxia". The Yellow River water is stable and slow in Ningxia, and it is rich in unique aquatic resources. The most famous. The most honest cooking technique of Northwest people, stew large pieces of Yellow River catfish into a rich and delicious soup with tender meat.

The chicken is white and tender, chewy and not greasy, and the chicken soup is light and smooth. It is paired with oyster mushrooms, gluten, vermicelli and other condiments, which are authentic and rich in nutritional value.

9 Water Basin Mutton

Water Basin Mutton has been around since the Chongming Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. Because it is on the market in the sixth month of the lunar calendar, it is also called "June Fresh". Through the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song and Yuan dynasties, various ethnic groups intermarried with each other, which affected their food customs. Xi'an's water basin mutton was later spread to Guyuan via the Silk Road.

10 Jingyuan Steamed Chicken

Yes, this is the Jingyuan Steamed Chicken that has become popular in Ningxia, especially Yinchuan, in the past two years and has made many diners drool! The steamed chicken with potatoes looks a bit like pizza, golden, tender, steaming and mouth-watering.

11 Guyuan Noodles

Noodles are a kind of special multi-grain pasta that can be found in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other places. It is defined as "a paste made from noodles." This folk noodle dish has now become popular and has become one of the hot-selling specialties in many restaurants.

12 Longde Hot Pot

Hot pot is a special delicacy in the Longde area and is a folk clay pot dish. As the name suggests, hot pot is more suitable for cold winters. You can sit around a table and talk while eating without worrying about the dishes in the pot getting cold. Place all kinds of food neatly on the edge, heat the soup with charcoal fire in the middle, and when the soup starts to roll, you can smell the aroma of the food, and it is even more beautiful to take a bite.

13 Xiji Potatoes

Potatoes can save the world. Potatoes are something that can make people cry no matter how delicious they are. Smart folk gourmets are also very good at making potato tsacha. Use potatoes made from inconspicuous potatoes to rub them. The golden potatoes have a faint sheen of oil, and the fragrance of potatoes is overflowing. Once you take a bite, you will have the texture and chew of French fries, as well as the sourness of sauerkraut.

1 4 Huangquqiao spicy fried lamb

Spicy fried lamb should be a super model among hard dishes. The most famous spicy fried lamb in Ningxia is Pingluo Huangquqiao’s. , this small town is dotted with restaurants of all sizes specializing in stir-fried lamb. The famous Huangquqiao stir-fried lamb has been fragrant for nearly a hundred years.

15 Dawukou Liangpi

Ningxia has the richest and most delicious Liangpi varieties. Every city in the region has its own famous Liangpi, especially the Liangpi in Dawukou District, Shizuishan. Famous, slightly sour, spicy, soft and attractive

16 Beef Bones

This is a local flavor dish with various nationalities, mainly popular in Lingwu area of ??Ningxia. Made from beef bones with meat and tendons. Nowadays, many small shops still retain the true nature of beef bones as a Jianghu cuisine.

17. Returning to the hometown of steamed rice dumplings

Steamed rice dumplings, a fried pasta dish, are said to have a history of more than a thousand years. Su Dongpo, a literary giant of the Song Dynasty, praised it in a poem: "The jade color is uniform when rubbed with delicate hands, and the tender yellow color is deep when fried in green oil." The Hui people are good at making fried dumplings and love this delicacy very much. During Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and other ethnic festivals, Hui families fry steamed buns to entertain guests and give gifts to neighbors.

18 Youxiang

Youxiang is a traditional food of the Hui people. There are many types and flavors of Hui oil aroma, including salty oil aroma of fermented noodles, light oil aroma, sweet oil aroma, hot oil aroma of hot noodles, fermented noodle oil spin, etc. Wherever the Hui people live together, there is a custom of frying oil incense to celebrate children's full moon, hundred days, circumcision, marriage, etc.