Tibet Tour from Xining - Xining Local Cuisine

I have to say, as one of the stations of Qinghai - Tibet train, Xining is a popular destination to tourists during Tibet tour. If you intend to be one of them, the local food and snacks are highly suggested to you. Eating, is one of the best thing of living, isn't it?

Tibet Tour from Xining - Xining Local Cuisine

Xining local cuisine is famous in northwestern China. With living of large number of ethnic groups including Han people, such as Tibetan, Hui, Mongolian, Manchu, Tu and Sala, Xining has not only created a time-honored history and splendid culture, but also invented unique local dishes with the characteristic of plateau food style after the past many years.

So you do not need to be surprised by similar flavor during your Tibet tour from Xining, as Xining local cuisine has been created by different minority groups.

Facai

In ancient times, Facai was only served in royal families. But now you can find it easily, which is used to flavor a number of different dishes in Qinghai. It can be cooked with steamed egg, in soup.

Lamb Cooked with Sliced Mushroom

Stir-fried slices are braised with mushrooms in a tasty sauce, which is one of my favorite. The soup is fresh and nourished, but you ignore it if you don' like eating meet.

Lamb Tenderloin

This kind of dish is usually fried with different shapes until it tastes crisp. Then you you can have it with a sweet vinegar sauce.

Mutton Eaten with Fingers

It is one of the popular dishes of Xining local cuisine, which is made of fresh mutton and traditionally eaten with the hands.