Discover the top 7 most famous dishes of Dunhuang cuisine, China

Dunhuang cuisine, Gansu is not only typical of Northwest China, but also has its own unique characteristics that cannot be confused with other regions in the region. Gansu's main foods are wheat, barley, beans, sweet potatoes and millet. Gansu's specialties are mainly noodles and halal dishes with a refreshing, rich flavor, but extremely easy to eat. Discover Dunhuang cuisine through the "popular" delicacies that you cannot miss.

With its important position on the Silk Road, Dunhuang offers rich flavors from the culinary specialties of Northwest China.
1. Yellow noodles with donkey meat

Donkey meat (Image source: Collected)

One of the famous dishes of Dunhuang cuisine is donkey meat - a specialty of Northwest China. In particular, donkey meat here is eaten with typical yellow noodles. The yellow noodles are thin but chewy, served with donkey meat, stewed beans and delicious sauce.

This dish is available in most eateries from cheap eateries to luxury restaurants, so when traveling to Dunhuang you will definitely have the opportunity to enjoy this famous dish.

2. Niang Pi Zi

Niang Pi Zi (Image source: Collected)

This is one of the typical delicacies of the Hui people in Dunhuang, China. The dish is made from flour steamed for about 5 minutes, then cut into large strands and mixed with mustard sauce, minced garlic, sesame oil, chili oil, soy sauce, vinegar, so it has a rich sour and spicy taste, very suitable to eat in the summer.

3. Apricot tea

Dunhuang is the capital of fresh, juicy apricots. Therefore, it is not surprising that tea is one of the famous specialties here. Due to the special weather and climate conditions, apricots in Dunhuang have a sour, sweet taste and the aroma of apricots. This is a popular drink in Dunhuang and almost every family can make this drink. You can also buy bottled tea at grocery stores, supermarkets, night markets... Therefore, when traveling to Dunhuang, you can use apricot tea as a very good cooling drink.

When traveling to Dunhuang, China, you can easily buy packaged apricot tea in stores and supermarkets as gifts for relatives.

4. Lamb soup

Lamb soup (Photo source: Collected)

One of the famous dishes of Dunhuang cuisine is mutton soup. The soup is also considered one of the traditional dishes and a popular breakfast of Dunhuang people. The soup is cooked with thinly sliced ​​mutton, spices with leeks, onions, and paprika. The soup is served with flatbread, you can tear the bread into small pieces and soak them in the soup to soften.

Dried Fruit: Dunhuang is near Xinjiang, has a lot of sunlight and a large temperature difference between day and night, due to the advantage of temperature, since ancient times, there have been many types of fruits such as grapes, apricots, dates, melons, pears... There are many types of dried fruits sold on the market with good quality and cheap price. You can buy them as gifts for family and friends.

5. Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles

Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles (Photo source: Collected)

This is a Muslim dish, famous in Lanzhou city, Gansu province. The noodles are long and thin, served with beef soup, coriander and onions.
 
Only skilled chefs can fully understand and prepare the required noodles, kneading and stretching the dough into thin strands. The noodles have to have the right combination: spicy and delicious broth, served with tender beef, perfect for a cold day.

A perfect bowl of Lanzhou noodles, with the exact taste and color, must have 5 elements: the noodle soup must be clear, the radish must be white, the chives must be green, the chili must be bright red, and the noodles must be golden yellow. Lanzhou beef noodles are also popular in China and have many similarities with Vietnamese pho.

6. Dried goat head

One of the famous dishes that you must try when traveling to Dunhuang, Gansu, China is goat head. Goat head is famous in Lanzhou, this dish is enjoyed right after coming out of the steaming oven. Goat head contains a lot of nutrients for the body and is very good for health. A whole goat head includes goat snails, goat eyes, goat tongue, goat ears and meat on both sides of the goat's cheeks. Delicious dishes made from goat head are mainly used to make broth for goat hot pot, goat noodle soup or stewed dishes, which are very delicious and nutritious.

7. Gansu lamb and goat

In Jiayuguan City, lamb skewers are coated with mutton fat and many layers of spices. On the Ganjia grassland, shepherds often grill lamb and stomach on hot rocks.
There are also other dishes such as noodles, egg with tomato sauce, spicy chicken, dried goat head, goat intestines, etc.

Lanzhou Cuisine, Gansu, China. Lanzhou is considered the busiest culinary night market in China. Through each dish, we experience a journey to discover the history and culture of Dunhuang. The cuisine here is a vivid testament to the exchange and convergence of many cultures, creating a unique symphony of flavors.
 

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