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Turpan Food
Local food：
Both Uygur snacks and Muslim food character Tuurpan food complete with Sichuan and Guangdong foods which can be seen everywhere, in the result that the options there is pretty rich. Speaking of snacks, Guanghui Street is famous in Turpan where the remarkable and unremarkable snacks offer you choices to experience.
In addition to the snacks, another well-known special production here is the juicy fruits which have a great reputation for a long time, especially the recognized grape of Turpan across China. Under the superior plenty of sunshine and dry weather, Turpan grape contains extremely extra sugar which is terribly popular with up to 100 kinds of grapes optional. Thus “the greedy” crazy about fruit is able to enjoy “the fruit feast” in Turpan, even eating when you walk down to the streets, which is the splendid characteristic Turpan owns.
With the high production of sugar-rich grapes, the foods made of grape are produced as much as plenty as well, for example all the sorts of raisins, wines, Musailaisi (an ancient Xinjiang wine)and grape juices etc. , which can entice people to savor. Among the specialties, Musailaisi even wins its reputation over the world. First, strike the fresh grapes with a bunch of detrashing alhagis until the peels and cores left on the cutting board and the juice flowing into the bowl under the board, then strain out the juice and boil it down. Finish boiling, pour the essence in to a sealed jar with a sunny exposure then wait for fermentation over 40 days. That is how locals have Musailaisi juice processed. Due to the traditions in the separated areas, the additions put into Musailaisi juice also differ a lot. Some natives choose to add ears of maize, tea leaves or herbal medicines while others even put baby pigeons without guts inside and heads, limbs outside with fatless roasted lamb legs. On the top of the optional ingredients is the gold powder which is available for some riches. If you think yourself as a adventurous person, drinking Musailaisi will be your show time.
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