Mongolian Traditional Food

Due to the continental cold weather, dry and windy atmosphere Mongolian dishes must contain foods that are high in calories and vitamins and that are why they use a lot of meat in winter and pretty much dairy products in the summer. The most common and famous dishes in Mongolia are: Boodog (whole carcass of a goat roasted from the inside - the entrails and bones are taken out through the throat, the carcass is filled with burning hot stones and the neck tied tightly, and thus the goat is cooked from the inside to the outside), Khorkhog (meat cooked with hot stones) and last but not least Buuz (steamed filled pockets with meat) which is cooked on every special occasions.



mongolian restaurant, traditional food & beverages in Mongolia

During your travel with Selena Travel Mongolia, you'll enjoy Mongolian meals at Mongolian restuarants as welcome or farewell dinner. As for the drinks most famous ones are Airag (fermented mare’s milk), Shimiin Arkhi (further distilled yoghurt) and Suutei Tsai (wild herbal tea with milk and salt). There are over 40 kinds of dairy products or so called Tsagaan Idee by locals which is produced by 3 basic procedures:

             1. Boiling with foam

             2. Curdling

             3. Souring (fermentation)


Sample Recipes: Khorkhog


Ingredients:

              - Sheep/goat meat

              - Vegetables (potatos, carrots, white cabbage, onion, garlic etc according to your taste)

              - Round Shaped smooth stones from the river

              - Water

              - Salt

              - Pepper

Mongolian Meals Cooking Method: Cut the meat and the vegetables (should be washed thoroughly with clean water) into big pieces.Afterthat put them all together with the stones in the container, season them well with pepper and salt and close the container lid very well and then cook it on open fire till the meat is well done. In the end make sure to put enough water which should fill in the container with steam throughout the whole cooking. Carefully place the hot stones, vegetables and meats when it’s done and when the stones get warmer hold them tightly in your hands passing from one hand to another. This is considered the best remedy for stress and exhaust.