Taste of Chinese New Year in Xinjiang (3)

Smoked horse meat sausage. [Photo by Li Hongrui/chinadaily.com.cn]

Smoked horse meat sausage

Kazak people in Xinjiang put horse meat (often with bones) and the fat on the belly of a horse in the clean horse intestine. Then the sausages are hanged in the open air and smoked by the burning pine trees for 1 hour each day. After 10-15 days, smoked sausages are finished. During Chinese New Year, the horse meat sausage is very popular. People often take it with red wine.

Big plate chicken. [Photo by Li Hongrui/chinadaily.com.cn]

Big plate chicken

Big plate chicken is one of the most common food in Xinjiang. Unlike the chicken cooked by other methods, big plate chicken has more soup to consume with wide noodles. The chicken is often stirred with potato and red pepper. Wide noodles are added in the chicken later. It is difficulte to locate the accurate birthplace of the dish.