Lamb rice, a signature dish in Xinjiang. /CFP
Lamb rice, a signature dish in Xinjiang. /CFP
Lamb rice, a signature dish in Xinjiang. /CFP
Lamb rice, a signature dish in Xinjiang. /CFP
Lamb rice is a signature dish in northwest China's Xinjiang, and one of the essential foods for traditional festivals of the Uygur ethnic group. It's often cooked with onions, yellow radish, lamb chunks, rice and water before steaming.