Yiranxuan Qinghai Special Food

I went there on the day I arrived in Xining. Fortunately, there were few people after 8 o'clock so I didn't have to wait. I ordered hand-pulled lamb. Even with a simple dip in chili powder, it didn't taste muttony. I have to say that the lamb in Qinghai is really good. Fortunately, I can order half a portion, otherwise I really can't finish it by myself. The milk and egg fermented glutinous rice is quite delicious. It tastes different from what I thought it tasted like. It's just a big bowl that I had to take away. In comparison, the shepherd's yogurt is quite ordinary and too sweet. The salty milk tea is not as delicious as I thought. I thought it would be the same as Mongolian milk tea, but it turned out not to be. It is just salty milk tea as the name suggests. Maybe because one person can't try too many dishes, the taste is okay, but it's not amazing.

This review focuses on the quality of the dishes. Let's talk about whether they are authentic. Although I am a foreigner, I observed that many customers are not tourists after two meals. For me, the hand-pulled lamb is the most delicious, the price is also affordable, and the stuffed skin is also the best, which is even better than a certain place in Lanzhou. The yogurt is also the best in Xining.

The restaurant is deep in the alley, but the wine is not afraid of the alley. I didn't want to eat the hotel buffet, so I searched for nearby restaurants. This one has almost five-star reviews, so I booked a car online. I didn't expect that it was already 7:30, and I estimated that I would have to wait for an hour. It turns out that the public has sharp eyes. The fermented skin is a must-try, and the service attitude is also good. Recommended.

———❣️Special Recommendation❣️——— ✅Most Recommended: Yiranxuan Secret Beef Bones ▫️This dish is a must-order specialty for every table. The large portion has six pieces and the small portion has four pieces. The side dishes include enoki mushrooms, black fungus and bamboo shoots. ▫️The beef bone is a large piece with tendons and meat. The meat is tender and not dry. ✅Most Recommended: Potato Hot Potato Beef (Lamb) ▫️A pot is served on the table. The large cubes of beef are dry on the outside and tender on the inside. They are very chewy. Red and green peppers are used as side dishes. They are delicious. ▫️This dish is divided into beef and lamb. We asked for hand-pulled lamb, and some family members don’t eat lamb, so we chose beef. ✅Most Recommended: Hand-pulled Lamb ▫️Lamb is sold by pound. There is almost no smell of mutton. With garlic and chili powder, it is simply a delicacy. (This is purely a family comment, because I don't eat mutton 😄) ✅Most recommended: barley cake ▫️Barley cake is a unique feature of the Northwest, soft and sticky, with moderate sweetness. ✅ Scrambled eggs with sand onion ▫️The first time I tried sand onion, and the first time I knew there was this delicacy. The thin sand onion did not taste like onion, but it was like a seasonal vegetable. The only drawback was that it was mixed with a few old leaves, which affected the taste. ✅Fine covered bowl tea ▫️Longan, red dates, dried pineapple, walnuts, wolfberry, just the right sweetness, drink tea after a feast. ▫️Because there were too many people waiting, I was embarrassed to taste the tea carefully, and it was a pity to miss this three-bubble covered bowl tea. ✅Farmer's sweet mash ▫️It is made from barley grown in high altitude areas of Qinghai, which is cool and sweet. ✅Yogurt Aloe Vera ▫️The yogurt in Qinghai is the best yogurt I have ever had. The milky taste and acidity are moderate, and it is paired with large pieces of aloe vera, which is both nutritious and beautifying. The ultraviolet rays in Qinghai are too strong, so eating this can relieve sunburned skin (self-psychological comfort 😉). ✅ Plateau Noodles The Noodles are not very distinctive, and are very similar to the local cold noodles in Xi'an, with thick Noodles without gluten washed off. The vinegar and chili are still a little lacking in taste.

Xining is the first stop of our trip to the Northwest. We were looking for food near the hotel where we stayed. We searched for this restaurant with a high rating, so we tried it. It seems to be quite popular and we have to wait for a table. We ate here on the first day we arrived, and continued to come here on the day we left. The food is really good. The restaurant has two floors, almost all of which are private rooms. Each private room has a cloth door curtain to prevent people from disturbing the meal. Babao Gaiwan Tea: 15 yuan per person, there are many ingredients in it, including dried pears, dried pineapples, dried longans, etc., which is very delicious. If you don’t order tea, the restaurant will provide hot water. Yak yogurt: We ordered it twice. It is really delicious. There is a layer of rich cheese on the surface, which is very fragrant. The yogurt is also very smooth, and the price is not expensive. Hand-pulled mutton: I had delicious hand-pulled mutton in Yinchuan before, and the one in Xining is also good, with dry powder and sauce for dipping, and the mutton is also very fragrant Secret beef bones: We ordered a small portion, a total of four large pieces of beef bones, the bones have beef tendons and beef, plus a special sauce, very flavorful and delicious Earth hot pot: There are many ingredients in it, including beef, meatballs, vermicelli, tofu, bean curd, baby cabbage, quail eggs, etc., a full pot, very substantial

This is my second time to eat at this restaurant. It can be said that it is a restaurant with good color, fragrance and taste. The cuisine of this restaurant can reflect the local characteristics of Qinghai's catering culture, and the service attitude is very good! It is a home-like experience that I haven't felt for a long time. The price is also moderate. As a gourmet who is passionate about food, I am not stingy in praising this restaurant. His boutique gaiwan tea is also the best among gaiwan teas. The sweet embryo and rice soup are refreshing and greasy. The only drawback is that drinking is not allowed. Of course, this is a halal restaurant, and we have to respect the customs and feelings of Muslims. After the meal, you will feel that you can eat like this without drinking! The experience is great👍, because we are from Xinjiang, the originator of barbecue food, so we didn't order any of his barbecue. In a word, "You must eat Yiranxuan when you come to Xining"👍👍👍

As the No. 1 Muslim restaurant in Xining, the beef and mutton are really delicious. Although it is located in an inconspicuous alley, it is difficult for two cars to meet at the entrance, but the wine is not afraid of the alley, and diners are still coming in an endless stream. A large plate of beef ribs, a large plate of white-cut mutton, homemade yogurt, and special barley cakes are all very delicious. The service is also very good. There was a dish that I couldn't eat anymore, and the waiter took the initiative to ask why, was it not cooked well? Everyone was embarrassed and had to hold on. Everything is good except that you can't drink.