For travelers, not to Xinjiang, do not know the beauty of the motherland, for "foodies", not to Go to Xinjiang, it is really a loss of hungry worms in the stomach. Xinjiang's very ethnic cuisine, whether it is lamb skewers with fresh and fragrant oil, smooth and fragrant large plates of chicken, roasted buns with tender outside and tender inside, etc., each has a unique charm. And almost every city in Xinjiang has its own special cuisine, sharing 12 kinds of cuisines from 4 major cities in Xinjiang, come to Damei Xinjiang, you must eat enough "punch-in" one by one, and experience this exotic cuisine that makes the population FLOW.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > Urumqi</h1>
As the central city of Xinjiang, a variety of cuisines are naturally very rich, whether it is Uyghur, Mongolian, or Hui halal cuisine, you can find it in Urumqi, it is really readily available.
【Big Plate Chicken】
Xinjiang dapan chicken is a traditional dish of the Uyghur people in Xinjiang, named after the use of large plates filled with fresh and spicy chicken nuggets, and is a major food business card in Xinjiang. Spicy chicken nuggets and soft sticky potato nuggets blend with each other and penetrate each other, making them very enjoyable in their mouths. Although Xinjiang dapan chicken has spread all over the country, when you come to Xinjiang, you still have to try authentic Xinjiang dapan chicken.
【Xinjiang Barbecue】
Kebabs, known as "roast meat" in Xinjiang, the ingredients are made of high-quality lamb from Xinjiang, fat and lean lamb is worn on a fine stick, no complicated cooking methods are required, just after a simple roasting, sprinkled with fine salt, cumin powder and chili powder and other seasonings, the roasted lamb skewers are tender on the outside, the color is bright, the taste is delicious but not fat, eat a bite, delicious gravy instantly fills the mouth, very enjoyable.
【Naan】
Xinjiang has rich solar and thermal resources, special geological structure and soil resources watered by glacier snow water, thus forming a high-quality wheat flour with strong gluten and good taste, which has created the living habits of Xinjiang people who love to eat pasta. Among them, the bread has a long history in Xinjiang, using wheat flour as the main ingredient, fermenting and kneading into a dough blank, and putting it into a special fire pit to bake.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > Yili</h1>
I don't know the beauty of Xinjiang until Ili. Historically, Ili is the key point of the ancient Silk Road North Road, known as "Saiwai Jiangnan" and "the hometown of melons and fruits". The rain is relatively abundant and the temperature is moist, which is known as the "wet island of The Han sea"
【Bacon】
Bacon meat is a must-have ingredient for the Kazakh people to spend the winter, which is a must in Kazakh cuisine, using Ili horse meat known as The Pegasus as raw material and smoked with pine branches. Bacon meat is rich in fat, oily but not greasy, fat and thin, and looks very tempting. In the past, smoked horse meat was smoked with large bones, but now the bones have been removed, and after smoking, the horse meat is very tough and unforgettable after eating.
【Blood Sausage】
Blood sausage is a traditional food of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and the Xibe people, every year when winter is approaching, they will prepare some ingredients that are resistant to storage for winter, select strong horses, slaughter them in large basins with horse blood, add salt, ginger powder, pepper and other seasonings, pour them into the intestines, put them in a pot and cook them, and slice them when they are ready to eat.
【Milk Tea】
In Xinjiang, known as "three days without food, not a day without tea", milk tea raw materials for tea and milk or goat milk, after boiling, Yang tea and other processes, made into Xinjiang's unique milk tea, Yili milk tea in the taste is more traditional, more aromatic. Xinjiang beef and mutton are eaten more, and milk tea can be very refreshing and degreasing, supplementing vitamins and minerals.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" > Kashgar</h1>
Kashgar not only has a peculiar natural landscape, but also a fascinating ancient culture of Xinjiang, while appreciating its natural scenery and experiencing its ancient culture, it is also necessary to taste its unique cuisine, which will not disappoint.
【Roasted pumpkin】
After eating roast meat, roasted whole lamb, roasted buns, don't miss this unique delicacy in Kashgar - roasted pumpkin, no matter what time you come to Kashgar, you can see a lot of pumpkins that have been cut into one petal on the carts in the Grand Bazaar, and you can smell the faint fragrance of roasted pumpkins when you get closer. The pumpkin is roasted and cooked in a pit, with a golden color, a tender outside and tender inside, and when you eat it, you can feel the soft and sticky flesh of the pumpkin and its distinctive flavor.
Pit roast
The roast meat is actually an upgraded version of Xinjiang barbecue, which is tender and delicious on the outside. Fresh, fat and lean lamb is cut into fist sizes, stirred into a paste with eggs, turmeric, cumin powder, salt and flour, etc., and the mixed paste is smeared on the surface of the cut meat pieces, hung on the inner wall of the pit, and grilled for about half an hour. The most famous meat in the Kashgar region of Xinjiang is the naankeng barbecue, so don't forget the naankeng grilled meat when you go to the Kashgar region.
【Pilaf】
Pilaf is a favorite staple food in various ethnic areas of Xinjiang, first stir-fried with oil shredded onion, yellow radish shredded, mutton and other ingredients for a while, add rice and water to simmer, because it was originally eaten by hand, so it was named pilaf. Kashgar's pilaf not only includes carrots, yellow radish, onions, lamb, etc., but also adds a variety of dried fruits, the rice grains are golden, the taste is fragrant, and the meat is tender and juicy, which is very tempting.
【Marinose】
Marinose is actually what we call cut cake, with walnuts, raisins, cashews, roses, sesame seeds, dates and other ingredients as raw materials, is a very local traditional snack, the taste is mellow, sweet and sour, sweet and sweet, sweet and not greasy, and there is a faint fragrance, the taste is very mellow, come here, may wish to try this authentic marino.
If you come to Kashgar and eat all kinds of meat, you may wish to go to a century-old tea house to sit down and come to a bowl of authentic herbal tea, which is also a great pleasure.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="32" > Turpan</h1>
Turpan, which has typical Uyghur eating habits, if you are lucky enough to come here, you can try various Uyghur pasta dishes, roast lamb, etc., as well as well-known grapes, cantaloupe and other excellent quality fruits, which will surely satisfy your taste buds.
【Roasted whole lamb】
It is said that roasting whole lamb in the old days was a delicacy that only the dignitaries could enjoy, and with the passage of time, it gradually entered the homes of ordinary people. Walking the streets and alleys of Kashgar, there are stalls selling roasted whole sheep. The roasted whole lamb is full of aroma, bright color, and the skin is brown, which is very tempting to look at. Cut a piece into your mouth and chew it slowly to taste it, it is really delicious.
【Fruit】
Xinjiang due to the special geographical location, unique natural environment, dry climate and little rain, large temperature difference between day and night, long sunshine time, during the day plants can fully absorb light, photosynthesis, in the fruit to form a large number of starch and sugar and other substances, and at night, the temperature gradually decreased, plants weakened the respiration, can effectively reduce the consumption of nutrients, therefore, the fruit can accumulate a large number of nutrients, such as cantaloupe, grapes and other melon fruits, not only large and full, but also sufficient nutrients, sweet taste.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" >- Lao Jing said </h1>
"Not to Xinjiang do not know the size of the motherland, not to Xinjiang does not know the beauty of the scenery", Xinjiang in addition to glaciers, deserts, grasslands, forests and other magnificent natural landscapes, its various tempting cuisine, will not disappoint you, have the opportunity to take the train to Urumqi, to enjoy the fascinating beauty of Xinjiang.
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