So check it out
It’s Trevor James
I just got into Kashgar, China
The furthermost western city in China
And today we are going for a full on Uighur street food experience
I can’t wait
Let’s go check it out
This is it
The furthermost western city in China
Kashgar
Near that Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan borders
Here, a new world of multicultural street food influenced from these neighbors
Is waiting to be discovered and enjoyed
We made our way overland from Chengdu
Arriving at our final stop
After traveling overland for nearly 4000 km
This is what traveling is all about
Getting deep into the local scene
And eating local street food
Since we have been eating classic Xinjiang street food for nearly 3 weeks
All featured in our Silk Road street food playlist
Which you can watch from episode 1
We wanted to go deeper in Kashgar to find the most unique street food in China we could
So first up, you know you want it
Lamb head soup with a nice Xinjiang style tandoori bagel
I think this is lamb head for breakfast
I can’t believe this
I can't believe this
OK we’re going to sit down
I can’t believe we are having lamb head
Lamb head soup for breakfast
Oh my, are we actually doing this
That is cheek
And what is that?
OH the lung
Oh the chin
The lamb chin
OK, there is the chin meat
Let’s just go right in
That is really delicious
I can’t believe I’m saying that right now
That is the most tender juicy piece of meat probably that I’ve ever eaten
Look at that
He said that is the chin meat
And the flavor is just really smooth
There is no odor to any of this
Let’s try the broth
And the broth is great
It tastes like a lamb soup really
There is the lung
Let's try the lung
I can’t believe it
I don’t think I like that
The odor on that is a little strong
But the chin meat and the broth is really nice
It’s like a Uighur bagel
It’s like a rock hard Uighur bagel, look at that
And I think you can just put it here
That’s the good stuff
You can just add this Uighur bagel into your soup
And that will bring you life
I think he gave me the light version because I’m looking at the bowl that he just made
And he just cracked the skull and put a brain in the soup
But all he gave me was the cheek meat and the lung
Oh there is the brain
That is a little too much
I’m really happy he just gave me the light version
The locals you see, they are just loving it
After that full on heavy street food breakfast
We made our way through old kashgar in search of something refreshing
Something sweet, something opposite of what I just ate
And found some amazing homemade Uighur ice cream
Wow look at that homemade ice cream
So cool!
Oh it’s getting frothy
He brings it up
See he is bringing it up
And then he pushes it down
And then it slowly gets more frozen
English, Ice cream
Chinese, bingqiling
English, Ice cream
Canada has ice cream?
We have hand made ice cream here in Kashgar
Just look at that, oh yeah
It tastes like sweet sweet frothy milk
It doesn’t taste exactly like regular ice cream
It has more of a froth
More of a milky almost yoghurt sweetness
What a true joy
Any stop to Kashgar wouldn’t be complete without tasting some form of local noodles
And since we had been eating hand pulled noodles for nearly 3 weeks
We decided to go for a more unique version of noodles at a local hole in the wall
Ding ding chopped and fried noodles
Alright, so right up here it looks like there is a little lunch spot
With some kao baozi
We are going to have a seat here
He gave me a little kaobaozi to start
It’s very savory
It tastes like there is some tomato in there
Slightly peppery
There is the kao baozi, look at that
I can really taste the tomato in there
It’s like a tomato
It’s like a tomato and beef kao baozi
But we are going to get some of my favorite ding ding Chao main
That looks so good
Oh look at that
Those are beautiful ding ding Chao mian
They call it ding ding because they chop the noodles individually
Into little dings, I guess you could call them that
Like nail heads
Oh and look
And it’s beef
And it’s full of tomatoes and bell peppers
Greens and peppery
I can really smell the fragrance
Let’s get a big bite
Wow
Unbelievably peppery tomato sauce
Full of juicy beef
And amazingly textured, springy, ding ding noodles
This is heaven
After that delicious bowl of ding ding noodles
We took a bike ride around town
And explored the beauty of kashgar
And found another unique Xinjiang delicacy
Lamb intestines stuffed with spiced fragrant rice
Topped with mixed organs, vinegar, chili oil, and cilantro
This was surprisingly super delicious
So just right up here, we’ve been exploring around
And I think I see some stuffed lamb intestines and organs
This is going to be a fun time
Oh look at all the organs
There is heart, stomach, intestine
Oh it looks really packed full of organs
We’re going to get one of those
They are busy
We are going to sit down
And have a taste of this
That is a true concoction of organs and flavors
I can just tell it’s going to be full on
Look at this
It’s stuffed lamb intestine with rice
Really seasoned well with lots of herbs and spices in there
He put a lot of organs in there
And then I think it’s like a lamb stock that he put in there
And I think that is the lung
That is the lamb lung
There is stomach, intestine, tripe, there is stuffed
Oh the intestine is stuffed with fragrant, fragrant rice
Oh it’s all in there
I didn’t know that
But there is a light lung and a dark lung
And they are both good
It is just smooth, slightly sour
It has a citrus cilantro kick, almost like something you would find in Mexican cuisine
That citrus spice that you can just bask in
How is that Ting?
Oh wow
That’s sour, spicy
And the cilantro flavor, it’s really good
It’s really good right?
Yeah, you don’t taste any weird
No organ flavor right?
No, not at all
To finish off the day
We went for a classic and all around loved by most Xinjiang meal
BBQ lamb kebabs over top of fresh nang bread on the street side at night
There is nothing like it
It has been a wonderful time here in Kashgar
We are going to finish it off with some hole in the Wall Street meat
Lamb kebabs are famous all over Xinjiang
And is what I have been enjoying nearly every day here
We are going to finish off with some beautiful Yang rou chuar
Look at that, the food has arrived
We have 5 beautiful lamb kebabs on top of a nang
We are going to taste one of those beauties
Seasoned perfectly
Quite salty, but very juicy
Right on top of a beautiful home baked nang bread
With the kebab juices soaked in
Thank you so much for watching these food and travel videos guys
It has been a wonderful time in Kashgar
We have been having an amazing trip here on the Silk Road
I really hope you’ve loved this series
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Oh that is good!