Inner Mongolia Dining


Mongolian nomadic way of life determined their diet, which traditionally consisted mainly of the meat, milk and other dairy products provided by the livestock which they tended. This included mutton, beef and goat, as well as milk and other dairy products from cattle and goats. On occasion horse meat was eaten, but this was generally only at religious ceremonies and during festivals, as the horse enjoys a near-sacred status among the Mongols. These people of the steppe traditionally roast meat over an open fire - or boil it if it is less tender - and bake their bread in special ovens. A goat or a lamb might be roasted whole, or in sections, such as a leg of lamb...Mongolian diet 

What to eat ?
Inner Mongolia delicacies have strong ethnic features. Mutton dominates the menu due to influences of the customs of herdsmen. Mutton, Kumiss , and Ghee are must for visiting gourmets, as you can hardly find better mutton else where in China.

Roasted whole sheep Mongolia Milk Tea Boiled mutton eaten with hands
Braised camel hoof Roasted mutton leg All-fish banquets
 

Where to eat?
Western restaurants can be found in Xin Cheng Hotel (5-star), Inner Mongolia Hotel (5-star), Phoenix Hotel Inner Mongolian Region.

格日勒阿妈奶茶馆(广场店) Gerilei'amanai Tea-house (guangchang)
Per person: ¥ 72 (from user feedback)
Dish department: Inner Mongolia cuisine
Phone: 0471-6924755
Address: Northwest corner of the intersection of Xilin Road and Xinhua Street (south side of Gouli Hotel)
Business hours: Monday to Sunday 07: 00-14: 00 16: 30-21: 00
 
敕勒歌(新华广场店) Chilege Restaurant (xinhuaguangchang) 
Per person: ¥ 113 (from user feedback)
Dish department: Hot pot Other hot pot
Telephone: 0471-6280011, 0471-6280077
Address: 50 meters south of the International Hotel on the west side of Xinhua Plaza
Business hours: Monday to Sunday 09: 30-22: 30

巴彦德乐海 Bayandelehai Restaurant
Per person: ¥ 144 (from user feedback)
Cuisine Department: Inner Mongolian Cuisine, Northwestern Cuisine
Telephone: 0471-4912800, 0471-4936600
Address: 75 Xincheng East Street (opposite Bank of China)
Business hours: 11: 30-14: 00 18: 00-21: 30
 
Xincheng Hotel 
The roasted whole sheep can be tasted in restaurants in five-star hotels such as Xin Cheng Hotel (5 Star), located at No.40 Hulun South Road, Hohhot. The Mongolian Khan's Banquet, Erdos Wedding Banquet, Happy Nadam Fair Banquet, and Zhaojun Banquet offered here are all traditional Mongolian tastes.
 
Malaqin Restaurant
Malaqin Restaurant, situated in Xincheng West Street, also serves Mongolian-style food. Specialties here include roasted mutton leg, roasted mutton tail, mutton barbeque, shouba rou, instant-boiled mutton and many other dishes.
 
Gufengxuan Restaurant
Gufengxuan Restaurant is an old establishment featuring Muslim dishes. It enjoys a good reputation locally. There are more than 150 kinds of delicacies such as mince pie, mutton barbeque, roasted beef, sesame mutton, etc. It is located in Zhongshan West Road.


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