Kashgar Food - What and Where to eat in Kashgar

Crisp Noodle: Crisp Noodle is a famous Uyghur food which is brilliant yellow, tasty and of course, crisp. During the traditional Kurban Festival and Fast-breaking Festival, every family displays a plate of yellow cylindrical Crisp Noodle on the table for entertaining guests.

Xinjiang Rice: Xiangjiang Rice is one of the traditional foods in Xinjiang, with a variety of grains which can be cooked with mutton, chicken or vegetable. Xinjiang Rice is bright, soft, and nutritious, being popular with people of all nationalities. During holidays, weddings or funerals, guests will be served Xinjiang Rice.

Xinjiang Noodle: Xinjiang Noodle is a wheat product made by hand-pulling and the inclusion of vegetables. It is a favorite in Xinjiang. Even the Xinjiang Noodles cooked by Uyghur and Hui nationalities has a distinctively rich local flavour.

Lung and Intestine Poured with Flour and Rice: A traditional snack and Uyghur favorite, Lung and Intestine Poured with Flour and Rice is made of the lungs and intestines of sheep. The lung poured with flour is soft and the intestines are tasty, causing tourists at home and abroad to praise its special flavor.

Bean Jelly: Kashgar Bean Jelly is unique as the pure white jelly accompanying thin shredded carrots meld well with chili oil, vinegar, garlic spread and salt, is moderately sour and hot, but palatable.

Crusty Pancake: Crusty Pancake is a popular and essential food for the Uyghurs just like the northern steamed bread and the southern rice and the western bread. At present, there are dozens of crusty pancakes such as oily crusty pancake, corn crusty pancake, sesame crusty pancake, meat crusty pancake and thin crusty pancake, which are divided according to different seasonings.

Roast Mutton in Mud Oven: Roast Mutton in Mud Oven is a specialty in Xinjiang. This involves roasting the fresh mutton in a mud oven. The roast mutton in Mud Oven is crusty and tasty. Apart from mutton, chicken can also be roasted in the mud oven.

Oily Pyramid: Resembling a tower, Oily Pyramidis the Uyghurs’ favourite food. It is often eaten with soup for breakfast. Oily Pyramid consists of several layers, each of which is surprisingly thin.

The above foods can be found everywhere in Kashgar and is worth a try.