Donkey Meat and Yellow Noodles

Donkey Meat and Yellow Noodles

　　Donkey Meat and Yellow Noodles is a famous dish in Dunhuang, hailed as a unique delicacy of China. Shunzhang Donkey Meat and Yellow Noodles Restaurant in Dunhuang is a representative of this dish. In Dunhuang, there’s a popular saying about food: “Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground.” This means that in the desert-edge city of Dunhuang, the most delicious meat is donkey. The yellow noodles in Dunhuang are as fine as dragon beard and as long as golden threads, resilient and stretchy, served either in broth or with added vegetables, offering an aroma that fills the mouth. The craftsmanship involved in making the yellow noodles is extremely meticulous and the process is very challenging. Eating Donkey Meat and Yellow Noodles stimulates the appetite, cuts through greasiness, clears heat, and relieves irritability, greatly enhancing one’s desire to eat. A vivid scene of making yellow noodles can even be seen in the mural of Cave 156 (Song Dynasty) at the Mogao Grottoes, showing its long history.