Dunhuang (Chinese: 敦煌) is a county-level city in Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. Dunhuang was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road and is best known for the nearby Mogao Caves (莫高窟). Besides their abundant cultural relics, don’t miss the delicacies in Dunhuang.
Boiled mutton is one of the popular dishes for ethnic people in western China. Since the quality of the mutton here is excellent, the locals just boil the mutton with plain water, and add salt, garlic and cumin while eating.
Zheng cake (甑糕) is a famous Han snack. Zeng (甑) is an old steamer in ancient times, as the name implies, ‘Zeng cake’ is a snack made by Zeng. The cake uses red dates and rice as raw material, it tastes better after chilled.
These beef slices are freshly cooked by grilled pebbles, so tender and delicious.
Dunhuang fried noodle (敦煌炒麵) only uses noodle, stir fried chilies and deep fried Sichuan peppers (花椒) as ingredients, simple but existing, you cannot stop once you tried.
The night market is also a good place to try the delicacies in Dunhuang, the foods are cheap but delicious, and the place is clean.
There are many stalls selling lamb skewers in the night market, the meats are fresh and tasty, Choumeizai eats 10, only 20 Renminbi.
