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What are the characteristics of Mongolian diet?

The main features of the Mongolian diet are as follows:

1. white and then red

"White" refers to white food, i.e., all kinds of dairy products; "red" refers to red food, i.e., all kinds of meat products. The first is the milk, the second is the milk, the third is the milk. Milk as raw materials made of food, Mongolian said "Chagan Ide", meaning holy, pure food, that is, "white food"; meat as raw materials made of food, meaning "red food". In addition to the most common cow's milk, but also consume goat's milk, horse's milk, a small portion of which is made into fresh milk drinks, most of which are processed into dairy products.

2, drink-based

Drink-based is a major feature of Mongolian food culture. "One day without food is better than one day without tea". The formation of this custom is related to the natural environment, production forms and dietary characteristics of Mongolian life. That is to say, milk and meat food are rich in nutrients, and drinking milk tea with milk and hand-meat, etc., quenches both thirst and hunger.

Mongolian food

I. Food of Mongolian specialties

Roasted goat, oven-roasted whole goat with skin, hand-held goat meat, big fried goat, roasted leg of goat, milk tofu, Mongolian buns, Mongolian pies, etc.

II. Milk products

Butter, milk skins

III. Commonly used in rituals

Mongolia people have a lot of food and drink.

Cooked roasted sheep

Four, Inner Mongolia Ordos region flavorful dishes

Cabbage and mutton rolls, new Su cake

Five, Mongolian folk traditional cakes

Drying rice