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Dishes such as nan, polo, laghman, kawap and samsa.

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Polo: meat, vegetables and rice in one pot

Food ／ پولۇ

Laghman: hand-pulled noodles with a stir-fried topping

Food ／ لەڭمەن

Kawap: meat grilled on skewers

Food ／ كاۋاپ

Samsa: baked meat pies

Food ／ سامسا

Nan: bread baked from wheat dough

Food ／ نان

2 ／ Meat and vegetables, with rice, noodles or nan

01The shape of a meal

A Uyghur meal usually combines meat and seasonal vegetables with rice, handmade noodles or nan.

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Mutton and beef are the most common meats; chicken and goose are also eaten. Most Uyghurs are Muslim, so the food is predominantly halal.

meat and seasonal vegetables
پولۇPolo: meat, vegetables and rice in one potRead the article

How it is made: the first 2 steps

2 tbsp
5 cloves
3 small pieces
1 lb (about 450 g)
2 tsp
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1 lb (about 450 g)

1. Heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan and fry the garlic and ginger until fragrant.

2. Add the lamb and 1 tsp of the salt, and cook for about 3 minutes until golden brown. Mix in the onions, then add the carrots and cook for about 3 minutes more.

The rest is in the article

02Nan and wheat dishes

Nan, a generic term for bread baked from wheat flour, is one of the oldest parts of Uyghur cuisine.

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Some nan is baked in a deep clay oven called a tunur, and so are samsa, hand-held lamb pies. Laghman, hand-pulled wheat noodles, and polo, a rice dish, are signature dishes too.

03Tea and breakfast

Tea is drunk several times a day, and at least with every meal.

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Breakfast may be nan and milk tea. A dictionary of the Turkic languages compiled in the 11th century lists 14 kinds of bread made from wheat flour.

Sources (1)
  1. [1]Wikipedia (en)「Uyghur cuisine」
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