Mongolian-style lamb Mongolian cuisine primarily features mutton and lamb, followed by beef, and also includes the meat of wild animals. Traditional cooking methods mainly include stewed meat, hand-pulled lamb, and sheep back (known in Mongolian as "Xiūsī"), which is an ancient Mongolian culinary method and ceremonial dish, often used in rituals, weddings, seasonal celebrations, and banquets for honored guests...
Ordos Jujube Seed Curtains — Exquisite and delicate jujube seed curtains, a specialty of Ordos, are made from jujube pits. This rare handicraft boasts significant ornamental value. Hanging a jujube seed curtain at anyone’s doorway adds charm to the entire room. The curtain features a brownish-red hue, adorned with numerous irregular, extremely fine stripes. If...
Chahan Nur Lake in Ejin Horo Banner, Lake Chad in Africa, and Texcoco Lake in Mexico are listed as the world’s three major natural soda lakes for spirulina cultivation due to their pH levels exceeding 9.0. In 1996, Professor Qiao Chen from Inner Mongolia Agricultural University led a spirulina research team to investigate the soda lakes in the Ordos sandy region, wher…
Ordos sour fuzzy apricots…
Ordos Licorice Legume…
Produced by the Ordos City Distillery, Ordos Liquor is crafted using traditional production techniques combined with advanced scientific methods. It is made from high-quality sorghum and corn as the main ingredients, with rice husks as auxiliary materials, and employs a clear steaming and blending process to create a meticulously brewed spirit. After being graded and stored, it is blended and bottled for release. The product is characterized by being “clear and transparent, with a pure aroma…”
In China, there are more than a dozen varieties of scallions. There’s the tender yellow-leaved sheep’s horn scallion, the green and sweet small scallion, the beautifully shaped and aromatic improved scallion... But none are as pungent and flavorful as the red onion. The red onion gets its name from its reddish skin. People in Ordos love to eat red onions, and farmers love to grow them. In the golden October, whether in cities or…
“Batuwan Carp” comes from Batuwan Village in Wushen Banner, located along the Wuding River, a major tributary of the Yellow River. The area’s abundant aquatic life provides a natural habitat for Batuwan Carp and softshell turtles. Since 2009, Batuwan Carp and softshell turtles have been certified as organic food products for seven consecutive years by the China Green Food Development Center...
The “Batuwan Soft-shelled Turtle” comes from Batuwan Village in Wushen Banner, located along the Wuding River, a major tributary of the Yellow River. The area’s abundant aquatic life provides an ideal natural habitat for both Batuwan carp and soft-shelled turtles. Since 2009, Batuwan carp and soft-shelled turtles have been certified as organic products by the China Green Food Development Center for seven consecutive years…
The Zhama Banquet is an antique-style tourism event launched by the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Held in the grand yurt of Genghis Khan’s Palace, the banquet recreates the solemnity and magnificence of the “Inner Court Grand Feast” from the periods of the Great Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty: the interior furnishings, furniture styles, wall paintings, attire of the serving staff, and even the delicious dishes all revolve around the theme of “antiquity.” Musicians and drummers play festive tunes, colorful banners adorn the scene, and the ceremonial procession is grand in scale. Guests can enjoy elegant classical music, watch graceful dances, and gaze upon roasted cattle (formerly roasted sheep, now replaced by beef) placed on the table, draped in red and yellow silk. The beef, roasted for two full days and nights in a special pit after being stripped of its hide, boasts a golden hue and tender, flavorful meat. The sight is truly mesmerizing, evoking a sense of stepping into a different world and immersing visitors in a dreamlike journey through history.
Hulan Gol lamb from Inner Mongolia, known as the "caterpillar fungus of lamb," nourished by 18 kinds of herbal plants and hydrated by natural mountain spring water. Produced by the Lingfeng Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Development Association of Hangjin Banner, Ordos City, covering towns including Xini Town, Duguitala Town, Taran Gaole Management Committee, Jirigatu Town, Huhemudu Town, Balagong Town, and Yihewusu Sumu...
Licorice from Hangjin Banner is a specialty of Hangjin Banner in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. The development and utilization of Hangjin Banner licorice has a long history. As early as the Sui and Tang dynasties, the northwest gully area of Bayinwusu in Hangjin Banner was known as the “Licorice City.” The “Liangwai Licorice” produced in this region ranked among the best of its kind in the world and was exported to many countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas...
The main ingredient used to make buckwheat bowl pudding is buckwheat flour. The buckwheat dough is steamed in a bowl, taking on a pudding-like shape, hence the name "bowl pudding." Buckwheat bowl pudding is considered a relatively refined dish—both hygienic and suited to the season. In the summer, the climate in the sandy region is extremely hot and dry. After a long day of sweating through labor, farmers returning home find relief by enjoying one or two cool bowls of buckwheat bowl pudding, instantly feeling refreshed and quenched.
Lignite, also known as firewood coal, is the mineral coal with the lowest degree of coalification. It is a low-grade, brownish-black, dull coal that lies between peat and bituminous coal. It is highly reactive chemically, prone to weathering in the air, and not easy to store or transport over long distances. Legend has it that a hundred years ago, a daughter-in-law returned from visiting her parents’ home and suddenly discovered several unburned pieces of coal (embers) in the ashes of the stove, some as big as fists and others as small as apricot pits. Delighted, she placed a few broken pieces of coal on top of them. Before long, the embers caught fire. Since then, the amusing tale of “bride’s-return coal” has been passed down among the people to this day. The folk name “bride’s-return coal” refers to lignite, also called stewing coal. Lignite is brown or dark brown in color with a dull luster. It is more coalified than peat and is considered young coal. Lignite has unique and excellent properties: for heating, just place a few embers in the stove, add some broken lignite on top, and soon the coal will ignite briskly. When cooking lamb hot pot, using this smokeless ember as charcoal fuel results in a strong flame. For cooking, if there are no embers or firewood, simply take a piece of newspaper to light the lignite. Lignite is loose in texture and prone to weathering. To store lignite, it must be kept sheltered from wind and rain indoors. If exposed to sun, wind, and rain, its subtle layered structure can erode and peel like fish scales. Even its more compact structure can become loose and eventually turn the lignite into powder. Apart from being used directly as fuel for power generation, lignite can also be broken down to produce coal gas, coal tar, and coke; extract various chemical raw materials such as benzene, synthetic ammonia, vinyl acetate, and acetylene; recover rare elements like germanium, gallium, vanadium, uranium, gadolinium, and beryllium; and its liquid components—coal tar and light oil—can be hydrogenated under high pressure to produce gasoline, kerosene, diesel, and lubricating oil. The refined phenol and xylenol can serve as raw materials for synthetic fibers and plastics.
The delicate and elegant jujube seed curtain is made from jujube pits. It is a rare handicraft with considerable ornamental value. Hanging a jujube seed curtain at anyone’s doorstep will enhance the charm of the entire room. The curtain features a brownish-red hue adorned with many irregular, extremely fine stripes. If compared with the renowned...
Cashmere is known for being lightweight, soft, supple, and warm. As such, it is hailed as the "fiber gem" in Japan, the "crown of fibers" in the UK, and the "white cloud" in the US. Ordos is a major production base for cashmere. Cashmere is a high-end raw material for wool spinning and can be categorized by color into white cashmere, purple cashmere, and blue...
In China, there are more than a dozen varieties of onions. There’s the tender yellow-leaved Sheep’s Horn Onion, the green and sweet Small Green Onion, and the beautifully shaped and aromatic Improved Onion… But none are as pungent and flavorful as the Red Onion. The Red Onion gets its name from its reddish skin. People in Ordos love eating Red Onions, and farmers love growing them. In the golden October of autumn, whether in cities,…
Health-Preserving Goji Berries These goji berries feature thick flesh, thin skin, and few seeds, offering a pure, sweet taste without any bitterness. The fruits are red or purplish-red in color, with shapes that are either oval and oblong or long and mostly flat and slender. They have white, distinctly visible fruit bases, a small tip at the top, and contain eighteen types of amino acids as well as rich “goji polysaccharides,” along with elements such as iron, zinc, lithium, and selenium.
Fresh sheep’s milk or cow’s milk is poured into a ceramic jar to ferment into yogurt. After that, it is churned with a pestle over ten thousand times to separate the paste-like white butter from the yogurt. In good years, when livestock are fat and healthy and the milk is of high quality, five to six kilograms of white butter can be extracted from one hundred kilograms of fresh milk. Churning butter is one of the most labor-intensive tasks. Nowadays, many herders...
Rice jelly is a popular snack among farmers. In recent years, it has moved from rural areas to cities and can now be found on every street corner. On a scorching hot day, spending just a few coins on a bowl of rice jelly not only quenches your thirst but also fills you up — it’s a very economical choice. Thanks to its chewy texture, thirst-quenching and cooling properties, and nutritional value, young people can easily finish three bowls and still…