Halal Food Guide: Western China — Muslim Snacks and Local Halal Food (Part 3)
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Summary: Halal Food Guide: Western China — Muslim Snacks and Local Halal Food is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: In Zhaosu County, Ili, I ate braised young chicken with steamed flower rolls (huajuan) made by Hui Muslims. Their food is amazing. The flower rolls are braised right inside the chicken, making them smell incredible. The account keeps its focus on Western China Food, Halal Snacks, Muslim Travel while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
10. Zhaosu County
In Zhaosu County, Ili, I ate braised young chicken with steamed flower rolls (huajuan) made by Hui Muslims. Their food is amazing. The flower rolls are braised right inside the chicken, making them smell incredible.
11. Nalati Town, Xinyuan County
In Nalati Town, Ili, I drank fermented mare's milk (manai-zi) and yogurt (suannai-zi) and ate Kazakh flatbread (nang). This was my first time drinking fermented mare's milk, and I liked it right away. I took a minibus from Nalati to Bayanbulak. Because it was the horse racing festival, the bus was packed with buckets of fermented mare's milk (manazi). The whole trip was filled with the scent of mare's milk, which is a truly unforgettable memory.
12. Hami
In Hami, I ate a big bowl of wild mushroom and lamb soup with rice (tangfan) at a place run by Hui Muslims. They call it a big bowl, but it is actually a large basin. When you order, you choose the amount of lamb, with a minimum of half a kilogram, and it comes with fried dough (youxiang) and various side dishes. It was my first time eating lamb soup with rice in such a generous way, and it felt so warm and comforting.
13. Korla
Eating figs on the streets of Korla is like eating honey; they are incredibly sweet. Figs from southern Xinjiang bruise easily and are hard to transport, so you cannot find them fresh once you leave Xinjiang. They are not even common in Urumqi.
14. Bayanbulak Town, Hejing County
Eating hand-pulled noodles with wild mushrooms (banmian) in Bayanbulak Town, Bayin'gholin Prefecture. In the summer, the whole town is covered in wild mushrooms drying in the sun.
15. Hejing County
I had sweet rice dumplings (tangzongzi) at a Hui Muslim cold noodle shop in Hejing County, and they are eaten very differently here than back home.
16. Yanqi County
I ate lamb offal soup (yangzasui) and meatball soup (wanzitang) at a Hui Muslim snack shop on the street in Yanqi County, Bayingolin. The soup base here is heavier and spicier than what the Hui Muslims make in Changji.
17. Yuli County
I ate small oil-brushed flatbreads (xiaoyounang) at the entrance of the Great Mosque in Yuli County, Bayingolin. I also had a huge baked bun (kaobaozi) there; I remembered the name at the time, but I have forgotten it now, haha.
18. Kuqa
I drank mulberry juice at the bazaar in the new city of Kuqa. The mix of sweet and tart flavors rushed into my heart, tasting just like first love.
19. Yengisar County
Meat broth (yangtang) with flatbread (nang) at the weekend bazaar in Yengisar County. I made a special trip there from Kashgar, and it was huge! It felt so authentic and wild, I loved it. It has been many years since I visited a wild bazaar in a southern Xinjiang county, and I really miss it.
Summary: Halal Food Guide: Western China — Muslim Snacks and Local Halal Food is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: In Zhaosu County, Ili, I ate braised young chicken with steamed flower rolls (huajuan) made by Hui Muslims. Their food is amazing. The flower rolls are braised right inside the chicken, making them smell incredible. The account keeps its focus on Western China Food, Halal Snacks, Muslim Travel while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
10. Zhaosu County
In Zhaosu County, Ili, I ate braised young chicken with steamed flower rolls (huajuan) made by Hui Muslims. Their food is amazing. The flower rolls are braised right inside the chicken, making them smell incredible.
11. Nalati Town, Xinyuan County
In Nalati Town, Ili, I drank fermented mare's milk (manai-zi) and yogurt (suannai-zi) and ate Kazakh flatbread (nang). This was my first time drinking fermented mare's milk, and I liked it right away. I took a minibus from Nalati to Bayanbulak. Because it was the horse racing festival, the bus was packed with buckets of fermented mare's milk (manazi). The whole trip was filled with the scent of mare's milk, which is a truly unforgettable memory.
12. Hami
In Hami, I ate a big bowl of wild mushroom and lamb soup with rice (tangfan) at a place run by Hui Muslims. They call it a big bowl, but it is actually a large basin. When you order, you choose the amount of lamb, with a minimum of half a kilogram, and it comes with fried dough (youxiang) and various side dishes. It was my first time eating lamb soup with rice in such a generous way, and it felt so warm and comforting.
13. Korla
Eating figs on the streets of Korla is like eating honey; they are incredibly sweet. Figs from southern Xinjiang bruise easily and are hard to transport, so you cannot find them fresh once you leave Xinjiang. They are not even common in Urumqi.
14. Bayanbulak Town, Hejing County
Eating hand-pulled noodles with wild mushrooms (banmian) in Bayanbulak Town, Bayin'gholin Prefecture. In the summer, the whole town is covered in wild mushrooms drying in the sun.
15. Hejing County
I had sweet rice dumplings (tangzongzi) at a Hui Muslim cold noodle shop in Hejing County, and they are eaten very differently here than back home.
16. Yanqi County
I ate lamb offal soup (yangzasui) and meatball soup (wanzitang) at a Hui Muslim snack shop on the street in Yanqi County, Bayingolin. The soup base here is heavier and spicier than what the Hui Muslims make in Changji.
17. Yuli County
I ate small oil-brushed flatbreads (xiaoyounang) at the entrance of the Great Mosque in Yuli County, Bayingolin. I also had a huge baked bun (kaobaozi) there; I remembered the name at the time, but I have forgotten it now, haha.
18. Kuqa
I drank mulberry juice at the bazaar in the new city of Kuqa. The mix of sweet and tart flavors rushed into my heart, tasting just like first love.
19. Yengisar County
Meat broth (yangtang) with flatbread (nang) at the weekend bazaar in Yengisar County. I made a special trip there from Kashgar, and it was huge! It felt so authentic and wild, I loved it. It has been many years since I visited a wild bazaar in a southern Xinjiang county, and I really miss it.
