Mongolia
Photo: Sivserver, CC BY-SA 3.0, croppedKhuushuur
хуушуур
/χʊ́ːʃʊːr/HOO-shoor
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- Taste
- SavoryRich
- Made with
- LambWheat & flour
History
Khuushuur are flat, half-moon pastries of wheat dough filled with minced mutton, onion and salt, and fried in oil until crisp. They are Mongolia's favourite fast food, made at home and sold by street stalls and canteens. Khuushuur are especially linked to Naadam, the national summer festival of wrestling, horse racing and archery held in July, where tents and stalls sell them to crowds by the thousand; the festival is sometimes said to smell of khuushuur. Mutton is the usual filling, because sheep are central to Mongolia's herding economy, and the meat is chopped with plenty of fat to keep it juicy. They are eaten hot by hand, often with salty milk tea.
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