Food and Restaurants

The food of Hohhot combines is a mixture of northern Chinese and ethnic Mongolian flavors. Traditional Mongolian dishes include roasted whole sheep, milk tea and oat flour noodles. For you gluttons, the roasted sheep is daubed with salt then coated with a mixture of chopped ginger, scallions and pepper. It's then roasted in an oven for about an hour when it turns golden brown. Milk tea is a traditional favorite of the Mongolians. It's made with hot tea and fresh milk; some like to add a little salt, butter or cooked millet to the tea. Shoupa rou is a popular traditional dish that has been enjoyed for thousands of years. Mutton is simply boiled and when it's cooked, diners help themselves using their hands or small knives. Shao mei is a kind of steamed dumpling that's a local delicacy, with an irresistible aroma.

Visiting a traditional yurt and having a down-home traditional Mongolian meal is one of the most genuine experiences of visiting Inner Mongolia. While eating mutton in Mongolia, there are some important traditions to follow if you're the guests of a Mongolian. Guests shouldn't help themselves to the meat; let the host select which cuts of meat you eat. Depending on seniority and whether the guest is a man or woman, different parts are served.

Hohhot Restaurants:

Banmudi Youmian Dawang
Specializes in local home-style dishes and is famous for oat flour noodle feast.
Address: Jiwei Ganxiao, Tuanjie Xiaoqu

Caoyuan Cheng
Specializes in roasted sheep, roasted sheep back, andmilk tea, also had traditional singing and dancing.
Address: south of 5303 Factory, Huha Lu

Maixiangcun Jiulou
Good for traditional dishes and is renowned for its delicious shao mei.
Address: 44 Da Bei Jie

Menggu Daying
Favorites include roasted sheep, roasted sheep back and milk tea, make reservations at least 6 hours ahead if you feel like downing
a roasted sheep.
Address: Menggu Daying, Saima Chang, Hulunbeier Bei Lu

Xiao Feiyang
Authentic hotpot.
Address: Wulanchabu Dong Lu