Keiping Lamb

Keiping Lamb

Keiping Lamb is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Keiping Lamb is a specialty of Keiping County in Aksu, Xinjiang.

　　Keiping Lamb is known for its tender meat and lack of gaminess, especially the fattened lamb from the county which enjoys great fame throughout Xinjiang. The county has a long history of raising sheep, and under its unique natural conditions and traditional herding practices, sheep farming is the primary livelihood for local farmers, with every household maintaining the habit of raising sheep.

　　◣Keiping Lamb – The Most Beautiful Flavor in Xinjiang◥

　　For visitors to Keiping, the most unforgettable taste is “Keiping Lamb—the most beautiful flavor in Xinjiang.” Keiping Lamb is widely celebrated both within and beyond Xinjiang for its tender, delicious meat and complete absence of gaminess.

　　Due to the abundance of saline-alkali soil in Keiping, the sheep grow under these special natural conditions, resulting in exceptionally tender meat that is completely free of any off-putting odors. In particular, the fattened lamb from the area is highly reputed all over Xinjiang.

　　Keiping County has a long history of sheep farming, with sheep being the primary livestock raised by local farmers—every household keeps sheep. Today, Keiping Lamb is priced at 65 RMB per kilogram, while lamb meat fetches between 70–80 RMB per kilogram.

　　Locally, popular lamb dishes include stewed lamb with apricots, stewed lamb with qurma (a type of radish), lamb hot pot, grilled lamb skewers, whole roasted lamb, and lamb stuffed in naan bread—all must-try delicacies.

　　Keiping Lamb

　　Within the administrative regions of five townships in Keiping County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: Keiping Town, Gailike Town, Yu'erqi Township, Aqiale Township, and Qilang Township

　　Suggestion on the Delimitation of the Protected Geographical Indication Product Area for Keiping Lamb by the People's Government of Keiping County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Kezheng Fa [2015] No. 77

　　Local Agricultural Standard of Keiping County: DBN652929/TOOXX-2015 "Keiping Lamb"

　　Source: The Last Kilometer

　　Source: The Last Kilometer