Food fiesta in Chenlaoqi Village, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
A food fiesta in Chenlaoqi Village, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has just begun.
Over 100 people, cooking around 40 traditional Xinjiang delicacies, will participate in the competition.
For the villagers, the best way to treat ingredients is to use the simplest cooking methods.
They place fresh fish on red meranti skewers and stick them standing upright in the ground so they form a circle over a barbecue fire.
The mouth-watering dishes in the competition include grilled fish, chicken soup, and fried dumplings along with roast lamb served as the main course.
Chicken in Uygur Autonomous Region style. /CGTN Photo.
“Dear villagers, dear villagers, good afternoon! The most exciting moment is coming. The food competition is about to start!” the moderators announced.
The moderators announce the start of the food competition. /CGTN Photo.
The people of Xinjiang love wheat, they make steamed buns and dumplings using their favorite meat, lamb.
Lamb for the fillings of steamed buns. /CGTN Photo.
And of course, a Xinjiang meal is never complete without authentic lamb rice pilaf.
An authentic plate of lamb rice pilaf includes stewed mutton, yellow and red carrots, raisin, soup stock, and traditional spices.
Each grain plump and chewy, covered in a fragrant sheen of fat.
An authentic plate of lamb rice pilaf. /CGTN Photo
After a good meal and a bottle of wine, the villagers dance and sing.
What a wonderful day in Chenlaoqi Village.