The grassland of "low wind and grass, low cattle and sheep" provides all the food sources for Mongolians. Mongols used to hunt in the early days, feeding on hunted animals; /kloc-after the 0/2 century, the number of livestock raised gradually increased, and the food was mainly meat and milk of livestock. At present, mutton, braised pork, roast lamb chops, roast leg of lamb, instant-boiled mutton, mutton offal and so on are the most common dishes on the table.
It is a traditional way for Mongolians to show respect to their guests by pouring wine and eating braised pork. So that three meals a day, you can see a big plate of hand-grabbed meat on the dining table.
Eating habits of Mongolians:
Mongolian diet can be roughly divided into three categories, namely meat, milk and grain. Three meals a day, two dry meals. At noon in the morning, I usually drink fried rice with milk tea, milk food and braised pork. In the evening, I roast mutton and eat steamed buns.
Meat: Beef and mutton is the most common and favorite food of Mongolians. I especially want to eat mutton "hand-grabbed meat", and there are many ways to eat it. Common and well-known "hand-grilled meat" and "whole sheep" are also called "sheep back".
There are three main kinds of drinks: milk tea is also called Mongolian tea. It is the favorite drink of Mongolians, and you should drink milk tea three times a day. Yogurt: fermented mare's milk "Qige" and fermented milk and goat's milk "Targa" can dissipate heat and quench thirst, and are rich in nutrition; Milk wine, also called Mongolian wine. Put the fermented milk into the pot and distill it with slow fire, and it will become transparent and mellow milk wine.
Milk food: The Mongolian name "Chaganyide" means pure and auspicious. There are six kinds of milk food: white oil, butter, milk skin, milk tofu, cheese and milk fruit.
Ziggy: "Ziggy" koumiss (commonly known as koumiss) is a precious drink of Mongolian people at various parties and banquets. At Nadam convention, people always drink it to celebrate the bumper harvest and good luck in animal husbandry production. According to the Travel Notes of Marco Polo, Kublai Khan once entertained guests with drinks such as chequer and camel milk in a golden bowl at a royal banquet.
Mongolian wine: Mongolian wine is one of the main drinks of Mongolian people. It is refined from milk, so it is called "milk wine". It is thick and mellow, colorless and transparent. Drinking less can prolong life, promote blood circulation and invigorate qi, and can be drunk by men, women and children.