Ultimate Mongolian Food Guide (+ Tips For Vegetarians)

Looking to learn more about food in Mongolia? Explore some of the national dishes and what you need to know if you’re vegan or vegetarian.

Food in Mongolia is perfectly described in one word: hearty.

Most Mongolians eat a diet that’s heavy in meat and dairy. That’s because as a culture of nomadic herders, they eat what’s at hand – and that’s whatever their herd supplies. Mongolians have eaten this way for centuries.

Mutton (sheep), goat, and beef are their main source of meat and are often refer to red foods.

Fat, milk, homemade cheese, and creams also play in heavily to the Mongolian food culture. They refer to these as white foods.

In Mongolia, travelers sometimes have a hard time when it comes to Mongolian cuisine. Here, sheep tail fat is a delicacy, dried cheese curds called aaruul are on every table, and salty milk tea is drunk like water, which Mongolians drink very little of. With severe temperatures and long, physical days, this calorie-rich diet has helped them survive harsh conditions and long winters.

Since many of Mongolia’s national dishes consist almost entirely of meat, Mongolians are extremely respectful to the animal husbandry. The methods they use for herding, the attention given to care and protect each and every one of the livestock, and even when it’s time to slaughter animals for the winter, when they’re at their most fat, it’s done humanely.

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