>Xinjiang, with its unique and beautiful scenery beyond the Great Wall. >Mysterious cultural customs attract travel enthusiasts from all over the world. But if you are worried about being troubled by large and small bags after purchasing, you can choose a local one-day tour group

Xinjiang, with its unique beautiful scenery beyond the Great Wall

mysterious cultural customs, attracts travel enthusiasts from all over the world

And its rich ethnic characteristics and pure taste of Xinjiang cuisine

is a must-visit place for travelers looking for delicious food. .

Enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way, and eat all the addictive delicacies of Xinjiang

to satisfy your eyes and stomach to the greatest extent!

What are the Xinjiang delicacies?

Speaking of Xinjiang’s delicacies, many people first think of mutton skewers, hand-picked rice , large plate of chicken , naan, etc. In fact, Xinjiang has a vast territory and rich resources, with many ethnic groups, and the local delicacies are by no means limited to the above-mentioned roasted whole lamb, Various kinds of pasta, such as grilled buns and oil tarts , are also unique and must not be missed when traveling to Xinjiang.

Dameijun will take you to see what kind of delicious food you can eat when traveling to Xinjiang?

Mutton

Recommended mutton skewers

Speaking of Xinjiang cuisine, the first must be "mutton skewers". You will definitely say that there is something delicious about mutton skewers, they are all over the streets. In fact, what you eat is just toothpick meat. In Xinjiang, it is called mutton skewers. If you have the chance to try the one below, it is absolutely authentic!

Recommended stores:

[Sanqiao Barbecue]: No. 633, Xihebaqian Street, Tianshan District, Urumqi

[Mayflower]: Urumqi Tianshan District, International Land Plaza, No. 446, Renmin Road, opposite to the Aijia Supermarket in the International City 50 meters inside

[Kurgan]: No. 489, Heping South Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi, Xinjiang (near the International Grand Bazaar)

Tips:

① The kebabs and lamb chops in the above shops are relatively authentic;

② Xinjiang meals are very large, and the mutton skewers are They are also very honest, so order in moderation.

Recommendation 2: Nang pit meat

is a very popular delicacy among people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, delicious! The process is to put the mutton coated with seasonings into the pit, and then slowly roast it over a dark fire. When the roast reaches a certain time, open the pit and the aroma will be overflowing. It is no exaggeration to describe it as ten miles!

Recommended stores:

[ Alimu Love Barbecue Restaurant]: Urumqi New Urban District diagonally opposite the Capital Building

[Yali Nang Pit Meat]: Shop at the entrance of Baishang Garden in Kuqa County

[Tumushuke’s Nang Pit Meat]: North of the Nancheng Police Station on Jiefang South Road, Aksu

Tips:

①Alimu Love Barbeque has a total of 26 branches in Urumqi. Alimu’s shadow can be found in various streets and alleys in Urumqi such as the Railway Bureau, Jianshe Road, Zhongshan Road, and Hongqi Road;

② Alimu's naan pit meat lamb chops are charred on the outside and tender on the inside. You can taste the sweetness of the mutton without any smell, and the yogurt is quite authentic, so you must order it.

recommends three shelf meat

shelf meat is a special delicacy in southern Xinjiang. The shelf meat mostly chooses Jie sheep or sheep within one year old. The method is to slaughter the lamb, remove its skin and internal organs, divide the meat into several pieces, wash it and wrap it with flour and eggs, add onions, pepper and other condiments, and then bake it in a sealed naan pit. The meat on the shelf is tender and delicious, making it a top choice for entertaining guests.

Recommended store:

[Xiaohe secret grilled meat]: No. 32, Shaya Road, West Railway Station, Toutunhe District, Urumqi

[Abrajiang grilled meat]: Urumqi Civil Aviation Nanchang Road Ruian Community

[Dawakun grilled meat] : Kashgar Dawakun, Yuepuhu County

Tips:

① Shelf meat is not bought by skewers, it is sold by weight, about 100 yuan per kilogram;

② Xinjiang barbecue has rich varieties, belly, sheep heart, liver The meat tastes very good, you can try it;

③ Dawakun's rack meat has been passed down among the people in Yuepu Lake for a hundred years. The unique taste is mainly due to the special marinating and grilling techniques of the meat.

recommends four roasted whole lamb

Speaking of this roasted whole lamb, it is a precious delicacy used to entertain distinguished guests during festivals, birthdays, happy events, etc. in Xinjiang. In the past, only rich people could afford it, but now ordinary people can afford it.

Recommended store:

[ Turpan Maixi Laipu Manor]: North side of Turpan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Gaochang Main Road, Center of Turpan

[Little Balang Roasted Whole Lamb]: Yuli County, Bazhou, Xinjiang

Tips:

① Come to Maixi After Pu Manor, you can visit the No. 1 Nang Pit landscape, which is very special;

② There is another eye-catching place - the cockfighting ring;

③ Xiaobalang's roasted whole sheep in Yuli County, Bazhou is famous throughout the country. Balang roasted whole lamb is made from high-quality lambs from the Tarim River Basin in Xinjiang, adhering to Xinjiang Uyghur ethnic characteristics and combined with modern food processing techniques.

recommends five Hand-caught mutton

Hand-caught mutton is a traditional food loved by the Mongolian, Tibetan, Hui, Kazakhstan, Uighur and other ethnic groups in northwest my country. Hand-caught mutton has a history of nearly a thousand years and was originally named after being eaten with hands.

Recommended store:

[Mayflower Restaurant]: No. 153, Longquan Street, Urumqi (diagonally opposite the People's Hospital of the Autonomous Region)

[Remaizha Dongxiang Special Hand Meat]: Mingkui Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Fourth Ring Road, Tex Akqi Street

Tips:

① Hot Maiza Dongxiang Special Hand Pork. This dish is very generous. It is recommended that if there are not many people, you can choose to order a half portion;

② Mayflower Restaurant is a special restaurant with a special Xinjiang flavor and exotic decoration. , ornaments, very attractive. . . Also recommended: Earl Gray tea has a beautiful aroma and color, original pilaf , and finger meat is Mayflower’s signature.

Chicken

Recommend a large plate of chicken

Large plate of chicken, the emphasis is on the "big plate", small plates are not enthusiastic and sincere enough. In Xinjiang, large plates of chicken are served on large iron plates. There are also those who serve it directly to the pot, which is full of sincerity.

Recommended stores:

[Xinjiang First Dishes]: Opposite the Armed Police Force Hospital on South Hunan Road in Urumqi

[Urumqi Blood Station Large Plate Chicken]: There are 13 branches in Urumqi, Karamay North Third Lane, West Street, No. 12, Pingding Shandong 1st Road, sha You can enjoy the delicious blood bank chicken at 13 restaurants including No. 2, Northwest Road, , Yibake District!

[Shawan Large Plate Chicken]: Near the south gate of the Ninth Primary School in Karamay City (about 63 meters southeast)

Tips:

① The best dish in the world, that plate is definitely the biggest plate you have ever seen.

②Large Plate Chicken + Belt Noodles is also an excellent delicacy for Xinjiang people, you might as well try it.

Recommendation 2 Pepper Chicken

Pepper Chicken is a special flavor dish in Xinjiang. After cooking, tear it into small pieces with your hands, add onions, secret pepper and sesame juice and other auxiliary ingredients and mix well. It tastes numb, spicy, fragrant and fresh. It will make your mouth numb like a strong wind. It was so spicy that I was sweating on my head, but it was so addictive that I couldn't stop eating it. I drooled and endured the spiciness, sucking and savoring it one bite at a time.

Recommended store:

[Fat Old Man Pepper Chicken]: No. 18 facade under the high-rise building in Huicheng, Kashgar

[Son Wa Pepper Chicken]: Yining Jilin Road Renhe Pedestrian Street facade (next to Beijia Hotel)

[Pepper Maji Hot Pot]: West 4th Lane, Changchun Road, Urumqi (between A Family Fashion Hotel and Northwest Petroleum Bureau) Blues No. 1, Area A, High-rise Building No. 3

Tips:

① This chicken is not as badly cooked as the chicken in the mainland, the chicken is strong and added The noodles are also very chewy;

② You will definitely feel that your mouth and tongue are numb when you eat peppercorn chicken for the first time;

③ The soup of peppercorn chicken is the soul of the taste, there are noodles with noodles and naan soaked ones. Foodies will use all kinds of methods to make sure there is no soup left at all.

Staple food category

Recommendation 1: Nang

Many people think that what is delicious about Nang is that it is dry.Then you are totally wrong. The edges of the naan are soft and fragrant but have a crispy texture. When paired with authentic Xinjiang milk tea, it is a beauty! It is said that Abula’s naan is the most characteristic of Xinjiang. And there are many types and styles of naan, such as walnut naan, meat bag, oil naan, wowo naan, sesame naan, sliced ​​naan, Hillman naan, and meat naan (for carnivores, that is simply perfect Combination! )

Recommended stores:

[Abra Nang]: You can buy it at 8 branches in Xinjiang, including Abra Nang on Xihong West Road, Liyushan South Road, and Xihong East Road.

[Nang King]: Jiefang South Road, Urumqi 5 branches including Ma Xiang and Xihong West Road

[Bijiake Nang]: Bijiake Village, a village passing from Urumqi to Kashgar

[Zakel]: Hotan area Luopu County (the county seat is very small and turn 1 circle to see)

Tips:

① If you plan to bring naan to relatives and friends, be sure to pay attention to the ventilation of the box and do not pack the hot naan directly into the box;

② The two most delicious naan: Abra’s thick sesame naan and Nang Wang’s Naan with rose flower sauce and spicy sauce is known as Xinjiang specialty and authentic Abra naan. It is difficult to buy without queuing up! The Urumqi Nang King sells 3,000 pieces a day, and some people in Urumqi may not have eaten it;

③ Kuqa’s Nang is called the best among all kinds of Nang. In terms of size, Kuqa’s Nang is the largest among all Nang, and it can be called the king of Nang.

recommends second-hand rice

Although there are only carrots, onions, rice and lamb chops, "cooking" is a great and mysterious process. The stewed hand-cooked rice absorbs the deliciousness of carrots and onions, as well as the freshness of lamb chops. It is absolutely delicious!

Recommended store:

[One-Pole Flag Lamb Legs with Hands]: Opposite Yaxin Building, No. 145 Zhongya South Road, Urumqi (near the Satellite Plaza)

[Milaji]: No. 31, Lane 2, Shengli Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi and Karamay East No. 176, Jiebei Lane

[Wang Baoqiang Lamb Pilaf]: Korla City No. 1, No. 1, Dongfanghong Hotel, Beishan Road, Old Town

[Yawag Pilaf Rice Ball Noodle Restaurant]: Kashgar City Yavag Maternal and Child Health Care Next to the hospital

[Luntai Piaoliangwang]: Luntai County Shadike Jiangdina River in the middle of the small bridge Piaoliangwang near 314 National Highway

[ Wensu County 0997 Piaoliang]: Fangda Community 1-, Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture Shop No. 4-12

Tips:

① The pilaf must be eaten with the store’s special side dishes, which can relieve the tiredness;

② Xinjiang’s special fruit pilaf tastes wonderful, you might as well try it;

③ The pressed rice pilaf rice ball noodle restaurant is known as The best pilaf in Kashgar;

④ Wensu County is known as the "rice town" in southern Xinjiang. The pilaf here has a pure and rich aroma, and the grains are like gold. Carrots, onions and mutton are gathered together, and it is very delicious. Beads falling onto a jade plate.

recommends three baked buns

When it comes to Xinjiang’s delicacies, Xinjiang’s baked buns are also irresistibly tempting and drooling. The dough for baking buns is made of dead dough and does not need to be fermented, so the dough needs to be rolled out thinly. Thick dough will taste too hard and has a bad taste. Roll out the dough thinly and fold the four sides into a square shape. Secondly, the steamed stuffed buns are stuffed with raw materials such as diced mutton, diced sheep tail oil, onions, cumin powder, refined salt and pepper, add a small amount of water, and mix well. Then stick the wrapped raw buns in the homemade naan pit. The heat in the pit needs to be controlled well. It will take more than ten minutes to bake. The skin of the baked buns will be bright yellow after baking. Baked buns are the best choice among Xinjiang’s delicacies, both in terms of its history, culture and unique flavor.

Recommended shop:

[Baked Buns in Ergong Hachihudi]: Beijing Road, Urumqi Next to the Mosque in Ergong Hachihudi

[King of Baked Buns]: Northwest corner of the intersection of Yingbin Road and Zhongya Avenue in Urumqi

[Kashgar Ancient Baked buns shop]: Other Araya Road, Kashgar City, Kashgar Old City Scenic Area East Entrance

[Xinshanquan Baked Buns]: Kuitun City West side of Xiyu Building

Tips:

① People queuing up for the baked buns of the Bun King There are a lot of them, and they are usually sold out around two o'clock in the afternoon. If you want to buy them, it is best to buy them in the morning;

② Ninomiya Hachinobu baked buns are also sold out from morning to night;

③Kashgar Old Town baked bun shop, the buns are better than ordinary ones The steamed buns are even bigger, and they cost 4 yuan each. The soup is full of flavor and meat, and it’s recommended.

Recommend Four Oil Towers

Oil Towers are shaped like a tower and are a flour-based food invented by the Hui people in the northwest. It is usually served with noodle soup for breakfast. The oil tart is white and shiny, the surface is as thin as paper, and has many layers. It has a lot of oil but not greasy, is soft and not sticky, and is suitable for all ages. It is the favorite oily noodle food among people in Xinjiang.

Recommended stores:

[Forty-Nine Meatball Soup]: Karamay City No. 16 Nanjing Road, Karamay District

Urumqi Shayibak District Wuyi Road 224

Altay Region No. 36 Youyifeng Road, Burqin County

Changji Kaidu River On the west side of Lutunken Hotel

Tips:

① Generally, the Hui people have a rule. The meatball soup contains beef soup. One pot is sold every day, and it is finished when it is sold out. It is absolutely not watered down, so if we want to eat meatball soup, we should eat it in the morning or at noon. Good;

② The origin of Forty-nine Meatball Soup. It is said that the first store was opened 45 kilometers away from Urumqi, hence the name.

Recommended Five Naren

Naren is a kind of pastoral delicacy of Kazakh . Generally, horse meat or mutton is used as the material (smoked horse meat and smoked mutton taste better), and it is cooked and placed in a large iron plate. After the noodles are cooked in the broth, the noodles and soup are poured over the smoked horse meat. Sprinkle some pia seeds (onions) on top, and stir together the meat, soup, noodles, and pia seeds. It is a delicacy that tastes extremely fragrant and has no smell. It has obvious pastoral characteristics. This delicacy is also called hand-caught horse meat noodles.

Recommended store:

[Father of Apple]: No. 340, Nanhu East Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi

[Jiadenyu Trojan Restaurant]: Living area of ​​Kanas Jidenyu

Tips:

① The Father of Apple restaurant is called here A folk music restaurant prepared for Han people;

② Jiadengyu Trojan Restaurant, Naren, Kazakh milk tea, Naipizi, Bolsak are all authentic.

Snacks

Recommend a yogurt

It is said that the yogurt in Xinjiang is sold like this. The elderly Uighur grandmothers sell bowls of it in large buckets and small basins. Just by looking at it, they want to eat it~~~ Uighurs drink yogurt. There is no added sugar, and in a sense, drinking yogurt instead of fresh milk is very reasonable in terms of nutrition.

Most mainlanders cannot accept such sourness when they first experience it. Little girls have to add the same amount of sugar as yogurt and grit their teeth~

Recommendation 2: Sanzi

Zazi is an extremely crispy fried food.

The taste is crispy and delicious, and can be used as a snack or a meal. It is also a traditional food used by the Hui people to entertain guests, give gifts, and celebrate festivals.

recommends three Bolsak

Bolsak is a Kazakh snack, just like Han people’s fried dough sticks, Bolsak and milk tea are often a conjoined pair.

is like the Han people’s steamed buns and rice porridge.

Recommendation 4 Milk tea

is an indispensable drink in the daily life of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.

Tea occupies a very important position in their lives. They regard it as important as eating. Kazakh people are fond of milk tea. They often say: "Without tea, you will be sick." He also said: "It is better to go without food for a day than to go without tea for a day."

recommends five kvass

kvass is a Russian beer that tastes similar to mainland rice wine.

Among them, the most famous kvass is the kvass hand-brewed by an old Russian lady in the Hedi Night Market in the fairy tale town of Burqin, which is famous throughout the country. Russian beer is really different from the beer we drink.

recommends six roasted three eggs

which are roasted eggs, roasted duck eggs, and roasted goose eggs.

The most rare thing is the huge roasted goose eggs. The goose eggs are roasted to remove the fishy smell, the protein is chewy, and the yolk is extremely fragrant. When dipped in salt and pepper, you will be half full in one bite.

Fruit Category

After eating big fish and meat, of course, fruits are indispensable to relieve tiredness.

Xinjiang people have a jingle: Turpan grapes and Hami melons are praised by everyone, Yecheng's pomegranates are praised by everyone, Korla's fragrant pears are the best in the world, Ili apples are the best, Atush figs are famous, and Xiayedi watermelons are sweet and sandy. Kashgar cherries and Pearl Bucks, Jiashi melons are tooth-droppingly sweet, Hotan thin-skinned walnuts don’t need to be knocked, and Kuqa white apricots have the best flavor. Anyone who has eaten it will have one emotion: Xinjiang’s fruits are so sweet!

Recommended store:

[Beiyuan Chun Dried Fruit Wholesale Market]: Karamay West Road, Youyou North Road Street, Urumqi

[Hongshan Dried Fruit Wholesale Market]: No. 123, Lanxiuyuan West Street, Sayibak District, Urumqi

Tips:

① Grapes are shipped by air It is best to carry it with you on the plane instead of checking it in, otherwise it will be full of grape berries when you arrive;

② Other dried fruits can be sent directly from the wholesale market.

If you think only the cantaloupe from Turpan and the large grapes from Grape Valley are the most authentic. But if you are worried about being troubled by big and small bags after purchasing, you can choose a local group tour for a one-day tour, where you can not only visit the scenic spots, but also eat the most authentic Xinjiang fruits~