Shredded Native Chicken is a specialty dish of Lingwu. The native chicken is cleaned, placed in boiling water, and boiled for 25 minutes before being taken out and shredded into strips. The chicken is then mixed with seasonings and is ready to eat—rich yet not greasy, with a delicious flavor.…
Grape wine is a specialty liquor of Yinchuan. At the foot of the Helan Mountains lies an emerging "grape city," hailed as the "Turpan of Ningxia" — this is the grape kingdom of Ningxia: Yuquanying Farm and Yuquan Winery. Grapes are a delicious fruit. Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, once said: “In the south, there are longans and lychees, but can they compare to the western grapes and honeyed stones…”
Congee Hot Pot features a non-sticky fragrant rice congee base, offering the dual pleasure of sipping congee while cooking ingredients. It has a light taste and emphasizes nourishment. Popular varieties include the Nourishing Turtle Pot (ingredients include turtle, crab, red dates, etc.), Original Broth Old Duck Pot (ingredients include whole duck, magnolia slices, etc.), Fragrant Lamb Chop Pot (ingredients include lamb chops, green and red radishes, etc.), and Bai Ling Phoenix…
Hand-pulled Lamb Noodles are made from premium flour and finely selected lamb meat. The noodles are hand-pulled and you can see the clear lamb broth, bright chili oil, snow-white noodles dotted with dark green coriander, tender lamb, bright green snow peas, and milky white tofu. A single bite releases an explosion of flavor. The appeal of Hand-pulled Lamb Noodles li…
Hard dough flatbread is a specialty snack of Ningxia. It is made with two jin of leavened dough and ten jin of dry flour, mixed with warm water, alkaline, and flaxseed oil to form a stiff dough. The dough is shaped using wooden molds into small, one-liang (50g) bowl-shaped pancakes, which are then placed on a stove and dried over low heat before being flipped and baked until cooked. These flatbreads are delicately shaped and small in size, snow-white rather than yellowed, and can be stored for long periods without molding, losing flavor, or...
Stellaria dichotoma var. lanceolata is used medicinally in its dried root form. With a sweet nature and cold taste, it has heat-clearing properties and is used to treat conditions such as fever due to yin deficiency, bone-steaming labor fever, and fever associated with childhood malnutrition. It is one of the indispensable ingredients in traditional Chinese patent medicines such as Wuji Baifeng Pills. This herb is a native medicinal material of Ningxia and has long been distributed and sold throughout China. The Stellaria dichotoma var. lanceolata produced in Ningxia...
Ningxia has long been known as the hometown of licorice. In the height of summer, wandering through Ningxia’s vast wilderness, even in the semi-desert areas, you can spot everywhere the pale red to purplish licorice flowers in full bloom, their delicate and intoxicating fragrance captivating the senses. It is hailed as a master of drought resistance and a sentinel against sandstorms…
Ningguan apples were hybridized by the Horticulture Research Institute of the Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences and the Lingwu Horticulture Experimental Farm in Ningxia, using Golden Delicious as the female parent and Okusankichi as the male parent. They were certified in 1990. The Ningguan tree is exceptionally vigorous, and begins to bear fruit 4–5 years after planting. Young trees have a fruit-setting rate of 83.3% for flower clusters and 26.7% for individual flowers…
Made with fresh Yellow River carp, the fish is descaled, gutted, cleaned, and then scored diagonally on the back. It is coated in batter, deep-fried in oil until golden brown, removed and placed on a plate, and then topped with a separately prepared sweet and sour sauce. Features: Bright color, crispy outside and tender inside, delicious and appetizing. …
Wheat gluten sheets are one of the unique and distinctive snacks of the Hui ethnic group. This snack is not only delicious and refreshing but also economical and filling, offering both the elements of a dish and a meal. At the same time, it’s a type of “fast food”—just head to a wheat gluten sheet stall, and in just one or two minutes, you can enjoy it, which is why it is so popular among the public. When eating, the blanched sheets of wheat gluten are cut into thin strips,...
The production history of Ningxia Lamb Wine spans over a thousand years, with related records dating back to the Tang Dynasty. This wine is meticulously brewed using locally sourced lamb meat from Lingwu, Ningxia (a byproduct of the region’s famous Ermao fur), goji berries from Ningxia, and long red dates from Lingwu. It has an amber hue, a sweet and mildly spicy taste, no gamy odor, and high medicinal value...
Lingwu Mountain Grass-fed Sheep is a specialty of Lingwu City, Yinchuan, Ningxia. With a history of over two hundred years, Lingwu Mountain Grass-fed Sheep were especially renowned for their hides and wool as early as the Qing Dynasty, and were once exported to Europe. The "Yinchuan Gazetteer," compiled in the 20th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign (1755), recorded: “All prefectures in Ningxia produce sheepskin, but those from Lingzhou yield long-haired wheat-ear varieties, and fox furs are also commonly found…”
This is a traditional Hui ethnic dish. It is made with carefully selected ingredients — first, the upper rib section of the lamb breastbone is cut into rectangular strips, washed clean in water, and then arranged in a bowl. Seasonings such as ginger, scallions, and garlic are added, and the mixture is steamed in a basket for about 30 minutes. After steaming, it is turned out onto a serving plate. It is typically served with vinegar, garlic sauce, salt, and other condiments. The dish is known for its tender white and faintly red color, pleasant texture, and not being greasy...
Place sheep spinal cords in a pot and cook until done. Remove, cool, then gently scrape the outer skin with a small knife, peel it off, and cut into 3 cm segments. Heat a wok over high heat, pour in clear broth and bring to a boil. Add the spinal cords, wood ear mushrooms, salt, pepper, prickly ash water, ginger juice, scallion threads, and MSG. Skim off any foam, thicken the sauce, drizzle with hot oil, and sprinkle with chopped cilantro...
Flax (also known as oil flax) is a plant cultivated primarily for its seeds. Flaxseed oil is a yellowish, semi-transparent liquid extracted by traditional methods or oil presses from crushed flaxseeds. Depending on their use, flax plants can be categorized into three types: oil flax, fiber flax, and dual-purpose flax. All belong to the Linaceae family and are annual herbaceous plants. The flaxseed is flat and oval-shaped, dark brown in color, and glossy...
Rainbow trout is a world-renowned and precious fish species. In the early 1970s, Kim Il-sung, the then President of North Korea, once gifted this fish to Premier Zhou Enlai. This fish is considered valuable not only because of its excellent flesh quality but also due to its highly demanding breeding conditions—it must be raised in low-turbidity flowing water (continuous running water). In December 1988, the Liupan Mountain State-owned Forestry Bureau…
Mi Huangzi is a snack from Ningxia. First, yellow millet flour is mixed with water to form a paste and left to ferment. In a covered, concave pan, clear oil and candy candies (maltose) are added, then the fermented yellow millet batter is poured in. After frying, it is taken out of the pan. One side is brownish, the other milky white. It is fried to order and sold fresh, resembling a cake, with a soft, crispy, sweet, and fragrant taste. Swirl powder cold dish: Cut swirl powder skin into strips, add a small amount of greens, and mix with mustard sauce, mashed garlic, sesame paste, and aged vinegar to create a seasonal delicacy in late spring and early summer.
Scrape open golden-colored tofu puffs, hollow them out, stuff with hair moss, garnish with a few goji berries, and heat them up to create a dish that is brightly colored, fragrant, delicious, and nutritious. …
The lamb from Ningxia benefits from the region’s unique water and soil, resulting in meat that is free from strong gamey flavors. Lamb from 2–3-month-old lambs is considered the best — tender and juicy without being greasy. The lamb is chopped into small square pieces and can be stir-fried, steamed, or braised in soy sauce. When served with Ningxia’s specialty goji berry wine, it takes on an even more distinctive flavor. Ingredients: lamb, celery, cellophane noodles, red chili peppers, scallions, salt…
Hair moss, known as "Gaji Li Wusu" in Mongolian, means "the hair of the earth." Fresh strands appear bluish-green or olive-brown, but when dried, they turn dark black, strikingly resembling human hair. According to the *Chinese Plant Pictorial*, it is called "Nostoc."...