Top Ten Must-Eat Foods in Xinjiang

The top ten must-eat foods in Xinjiang are Turpan grape, Hami melon, Xinjiang raisin, Xinjiang red date, Xinjiang walnut, roasted whole sheep, Korla pear, Aksu apple, Jinghe wolfberry and Tianshan Saussurea involucrata.

1, Turpan grape

Turpan grape is a popular grape variety in recent years. Excellent quality, high sugar content, sweet and sour taste, endless aftertaste. Grape cultivation in Turpan has a long history, dating back to around 3000 BC. Here, grapes are planted in the clear Ili River and Luopu River. The dry weather and abundant sunshine here, together with fertile land, provide a good natural environment and better ensure the quality of Turpan grapes.

2. Hami melon

Hami melon is a specialty of Hami, Xinjiang, which is popular because of its thick, crisp, sweet, juicy and nutritious flesh. Hami is located in Turpan-Hami basin in the east of Xinjiang, with long sunshine time, dry climate and large temperature difference at night, which is very suitable for the growth of Hami melon. Local farmers adopt traditional farming techniques, select high-quality seeds and carefully cultivate cantaloupes. Every cantaloupe is a high-quality fruit after strict screening.

3. Xinjiang raisins

Xinjiang raisins are famous for their unique processing technology and high-quality grape varieties, among which raisins made of seedless white fresh raisins are the most popular. This kind of raisin tastes crisp and sweet, and is deeply loved by consumers. Seedless white fresh grape is a high-quality grape variety growing in Xinjiang. It is not only plump and delicious, but also has small nucleolus and long growth period, which is very suitable for air-drying raisins.

4. Xinjiang red dates

Xinjiang jujube is one of the specialties in Xinjiang, among which Hami jujube is very famous. Hami jujube is a kind of jujube cultivated in Hami area, which has a history of more than two thousand years. Hami jujube is very popular because of its thick meat, small stone and crisp and sweet flesh. Hami jujube has a long history of planting and processing, which is mainly based on traditional techniques and adopts pollution-free natural planting methods, making Hami jujube very good in quality.

5. Xinjiang Walnut

Xinjiang walnut is a famous specialty dried fruit, which is famous for its variety, excellent quality, large shell and thin shell and high oil content. There are many varieties of walnuts produced in Xinjiang, among which Aksu walnut, Yecheng walnut and Kashi walnut are the most famous. Yecheng walnut is a high-quality walnut variety growing in Yecheng, Xinjiang. Its nuts are golden in color, delicious in taste and delicate in texture, so they are people's favorite food.

6. Roast whole lamb

Roasted mutton in Xinjiang is mostly roasted in the unique local Na 'ankeng. The whole lamb is strung with tools and hung upside down in the pit, so that the roast mutton will be roasted more evenly, and some of them are strung on the stove for everyone to rotate independently, so that you can smell the strong fragrance of roast mutton in the distance, with a strong sense of participation.

7. Korla pear

Korla fragrant pear is a special fruit grown in Korla, Xinjiang, which is famous for its beautiful appearance, bright color, thin skin and thick flesh, crisp, sweet and juicy. Korla fragrant pear is one of the top ten famous pears in China and one of the important specialty fruits in Xinjiang. Korla fragrant pear is pear-shaped, with yellow-green peel, flush surface, white pulp, delicate texture, crisp taste, sweet and juicy, rich juice and unique flavor. Its unique fragrance and taste are memorable, and it is known as "the treasure of pears".

8. Aksu apples

Aksu apple is an apple variety growing in Aksu area of Xinjiang, and it is a local specialty fruit. Aksu region is located in the northwest of Tarim basin, with mild climate, abundant sunshine, fertile land and abundant water resources. These superior natural conditions provide a guarantee for the growth of Aksu apples. Aksu apple has beautiful appearance, round or oblate fruit, smooth skin, bright color, delicate and juicy pulp, crisp taste, sweet taste and rich aroma.

9. Jinghe wolfberry

Jinghe County is a county in Xinjiang, which is famous for Jinghe Lycium barbarum. Jinghe County, located at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, has unique natural environment and climatic conditions, long sunshine time, large temperature difference between day and night, fertile soil and excellent water quality, which provide an excellent growth environment for the growth of Lycium barbarum in Jinghe.

10, Xuelian

Saussurea involucrata is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine that grows on the cliffs at an altitude of about 4000 meters in Tianshan Mountain, Xinjiang, and it is also a rare medicinal material unique to Xinjiang. Because of the extremely harsh growing environment, it is very difficult to pick Saussurea involucrata, so the price is very expensive.