Last week, I went out with a group of co-workers to a new Xinjiang restaurant. The guests of honor, were the three Brazilian men pictured above, Marcio, Parreira, and Weligton. They are spending a month in Suzhou as expert consultants in the assembly of Motor Graders. The dinner was to thank them for their support.
Xinjiang is a huge province is the far west of China bordering Russia, Mongolia, India, and the four "stans". It seems to have similarities in culture to the western United States. There is a non-Han Chinese population called Uighurs (pronounced "wee-gurs"). Uighurs are muslim and share much in common with the middle eastern cultures to the west. The Uighurs traditionally rode horses, raised animals, and some were nomads.
The food is more of a meat and potatoes cuisine than typical Chinese food and has some middle eastern spice and flavor. The centerpiece dish is the whole roast lamb you see in the picture above. We had to order it a day in advance. The Brazilians liked this food because the are very much into having lots of barbecued meat.
We also "enjoyed" a liquor called "ma nai jiu" which is a nasty, strong, alcohol made from fermented horse milk - another traditional drink in Xinjiang.
Xinjiang is a huge province is the far west of China bordering Russia, Mongolia, India, and the four "stans". It seems to have similarities in culture to the western United States. There is a non-Han Chinese population called Uighurs (pronounced "wee-gurs"). Uighurs are muslim and share much in common with the middle eastern cultures to the west. The Uighurs traditionally rode horses, raised animals, and some were nomads.
The food is more of a meat and potatoes cuisine than typical Chinese food and has some middle eastern spice and flavor. The centerpiece dish is the whole roast lamb you see in the picture above. We had to order it a day in advance. The Brazilians liked this food because the are very much into having lots of barbecued meat.
We also "enjoyed" a liquor called "ma nai jiu" which is a nasty, strong, alcohol made from fermented horse milk - another traditional drink in Xinjiang.
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