Ten special products in Hohhot must be bought.

The top ten specialties in Hohhot must buy Mongolian silverware, koumiss, Qingshuihe fragrant rice, air-dried beef jerky, Qingshuihe Hu oil, Wuchuan potato, Wuchuan buckwheat, Hasuhai carp, Wuchuan oat noodle and Inner Mongolia Nostoc flagelliforme.

1, Mongolian silver

As early as before the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolians were famous for using silverware. There are silver bowls, Mongolian knives, Mongolian silver pots, drinking utensils, headdresses, silver hairpin and various saddles. It is characterized by generosity, simplicity, exquisiteness, simple color patterns and distinctive national style. Among them, birch inlaid with silver (Mongolian bowl) is an award-winning product.

2, koumiss

Every year in July and August, Mazhuang is the season for brewing koumiss. Hard-working Mongolian women put horse milk in leather bags, stirred it, separated the milk fat a few days later and fermented it into wine. With the development of science and the prosperity of life, the technology of Mongolian koumiss brewing is becoming more and more perfect. There are not only simple fermentation methods but also distillation methods to brew strong koumiss.

3. Qingshuihe Xiaoxiang Rice

Qingshuihe Xiaoxiang rice is a specialty of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, and Xiaoxiang rice is an organic crop food widely planted in central and southern Inner Mongolia and Hetao area. The growth period of Xiaoxiang rice is 145- 150 days, with small grains, dark golden color, excellent rice quality and strong refining viscosity.

4, air-dried beef jerky

Inner Mongolia beef jerky selects the first-class raw materials, strictly stipulates the sunshine time when drying, and strictly controls the production process and production time. Large pieces of dry meat are high in hardness, high in density, chewy and very full.

5, Qingshuihe Hu oil

Qingshuihe Hu oil, also known as linseed oil, is an ancient edible oil, which is produced in Qingshuihe, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. It is a fatty oil extracted from flax seeds. Hu oil is golden yellow but reddish brown and opaque.

6. Wuchuan Potato

Wuchuan potato is produced in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which has the climatic characteristics of abundant sunshine, large temperature difference between day and night, and large temperature difference between winter and summer. Suitable for growing potatoes. The locally produced Wuchuan potatoes are large and tidy, and the skin is smooth and sandy after steaming and stewing.

7. Wuchuan buckwheat

Wuchuan buckwheat, a specialty of Wuchuan in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, is quite famous in the local area. Buckwheat is a dual-purpose crop for medicine and food, and there are two kinds of buckwheat and tartary buckwheat planted in production. Sweet buckwheat is also called common buckwheat, and bitter buckwheat is also called tartar buckwheat.

8. Hasuhai carp

Hasuhai carp is a specialty of Tumote Zuo Qi in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Yellow River carp here has a habit of always going upstream, and its body is stout and particularly strong, so it tastes particularly delicious. Carp is sweet, flat and non-toxic.

9. Wuchuan oat noodle

Wuchuan Youmian is produced in Wuchuan County, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. China has a history of 5,000 years, and the flour is relatively white. Wuchuan oat noodle can be made into five series of foods, such as steaming, frying, roasting and frying, with more than 40 varieties.

10, Nostoc flagelliforme in Inner Mongolia

Nostoc flagelliforme is a special food in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. The dishes made by Nostoc flagelliforme have unique flavor and style. Soak in warm water before eating, dark and fine, and can be mixed, fried, steamed and stewed. They are all delicious and nutritious.