Mongolian Dishes

Mongolian food is as eclectic as the people, however as Western companies move in, its popularity is certainly dwindling. At least once a day I was given a bowl of beef, which was essentially 10% beef and 90% fat. The thought made me sick. I had to, without fail, after every meal wait until the very end. Until EVERYONE had become bored with me eating and left the table so I was able to shove as much of the beef in my pocket and run to the toilet ramming it down the toilet. In reality it probably wasn't a nice thing to do, but in a slightly more sensible reality if I had tried to eat the food I would have regurgitated it all over the table. It wasn't the best, but that ...  Read the complete review

Mainly because I've been asked so much about the food in Mongolia and also because Mongolian cuisine is often misunderstood (if food can be), I've written an overview of the unique traditional Mongolian diet. This overview is based upon personal experience. There are, no doubt, slight regional variations (I travelled capital city, Ulaanbaatar [UB] and Western aimag/district, Hovd). I haven't included the availabilty of foreign foods at supermarkets and restaurants; they are limited to UB and due to price are mainly restricted to foreigners and the wealthy. The typical diet of meat, dairy and cereal has seen the Mongolians through extremely tough ...  Read the complete review