Kashgar Old Town is an ancient cultural city with a long history, known as "not to Kashgar, not to Xinjiang, not to the ancient city, not to Kashgar" reputation. It is the meeting point of the three major religions and four major civilizations, and is the most prosperous and lively witness of the ancient Silk Road. Here, you can see not only ancient buildings, traditional intangible cultural heritage art, but also tempting food.
Kashgar Night Market is an indispensable tourist attraction for locals and out-of-town tourists. Here, there is such a snack that fascinates me. Its shape is very eye-catching, and at first glance it looks a bit "scary". I don't know whether it is an intestine or several intestines wrapped around and piled up, which makes people feel strange.
This kind of snack is not only common in Kashgar, it can be said that when I traveled in southern Xinjiang, I saw it in many night market snack markets, it is called rice intestines, which is a special food snack in Xinjiang, and often appears in snack stalls with noodle lungs. It is said that the outer skin is sheep intestines, and the inside is stuffed with rice and other ingredients, which almost all housewives in southern Xinjiang make.
Because of its unique approach, this snack tastes good and is nutritious and loved by locals. At the same time, it is also a favorite snack of the locals to entertain guests, believing that it is a kind of respect for the guests. According to friends in Kashgar, rice sausages are a unique delicacy in Xinjiang, and you can't eat it when you go out of Xinjiang.
It is probably its uniqueness that can be seen everywhere in the Kashgar night market. Usually placed in a large basin, and then stacked very high, if there are customers to buy, the shop owner will take a section from it, often with the noodle lungs. Noodle lung is a delicacy stuffed in the lungs of sheep, tastes like jelly, some people say like boiled potatoes.
The first time I saw rice sausages was at a weekend market in Ush County, Aksu Region, and almost identical rice sausages stunned me. I never expected that china, as a big food country, has such a variety of strange cuisines and eating methods, which is eye-opening and insightful. And this is really not seen in other places outside Xinjiang.
After investigation, it was learned that historically, rice intestines were once the delicacies of the "poor". I don't know if this statement is reliable, but it is indeed a delicacy. Although most housewives in southern Xinjiang cook this dish, it is complex and time-consuming.
The sheep's large intestine should be washed first, and then the noodles should be washed out of the gluten with water, in a paste, then add oil and salt, then poured into the intestine, and then tightened the trachea, put it in water and boiled for two hours. When cooking, when the rice in the intestine is half cooked, it is necessary to use a braze to pierce the intestinal wall and make it deflate and release water to prevent the intestinal wall from swelling. The noodle lung is similar to the way it is. The two are often eaten in a mixture.
Although the shape of the rice intestine does not look so comfortable, and some tourists think that it looks "disgusting", after eating it, they find that it is really fragrant! The rice is mixed with pepper, cumin, salt and mutton oil, and more. When I ate it, I suddenly thought of the following sentence: Although I am ugly, I have an interesting soul wrapped in me.
At night, the rice intestines are so conspicuous. People sit down to taste and feel the nightlife of Kashgar's old town, but they are also attracted by the strange flavor of Kashgar. If you come to Xinjiang for tourism, will you try it?