I'm not an adventurous eater (and I'm very fine with that, thank you) but I did have a good time trying out the some of the eats the Muslim district had to offer.
Green bean (or pea ?) "cake" with raisins
This is a little difficult to describe. It was if someone turned peas into a course flour, mixed in some sugar, water, and raisins, and then compressed it into a square. It wasn't bad, and I recommend at least trying it if you ever have the chance, but it kind of messes with your mind to eat a mouthful of green bean flavored flour.
Fried persimmon-filled donut-thing
Sticky, greasy, and sickly sweet. It'd fit in well with fair food.
Juice made from asian pears, Chinese dates, wolf berries, and sugar.
Tasty until I remembered that I probably shouldn't be drinking more than was necessary to stay hydrated. You do not want to have to make an unscheduled, emergency bathroom stop in China.
Paper-thin pastry filled with meat, then fried.
Awesome. Period.
Handmade noodles, beef, and pickled vegetables.
Excellent!! This included some mystery ingredient that made my tongue feel cold.
[on the lower left] rice-jelly cubes cooked in oil
Bleh. Bland, weird texture, and oily. In retrospect, I should have anticipated that this'd be a no-go.
Salty mutton soup with bits of heavy flatbread.
It took me until my last day to try this, because I'm not a soggy bread person, but it's the most recommended dish for travelers, so I finally gave in.
It was seriously the best thing I ate all week!!! The bread was so dense that it was more like chunks of noodles, and the flavor of the soup was fantastic.
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