Mongolia
Photo: Mizu_Basyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, croppedBuuz
бууз
/pʊ́ːts/BOOZ
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- When
- Lunch & dinnerFestive
- Taste
- SavoryRich
- Made with
- LambBeefWheat & flour
History
Buuz are steamed dumplings filled with minced mutton or beef, seasoned with onion, garlic and salt, with a small opening at the top. They are eaten by hand: the eater bites a corner and sips the hot juices first. Buuz are the dish of Tsagaan Sar, the Mongolian lunar new year, when families make hundreds or even thousands in the days before the holiday and offer them to every visitor. They are also sold daily in the guanz, the small canteens of Ulaanbaatar. The name and the idea are related to Chinese baozi, and the Buryats of Siberia make similar buuza. Buuz are eaten with salty milk tea, and families freeze large batches outside in the Mongolian winter.
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