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<\/a>\nThe Chinese characters below the English \u201cNoodle Time\u201d at booth #20 translate to \u201cChongqing Noodles\u201d and its menu lists a dozen tempting choices in the \u201cChongqing Snacks\u201d section \u2013 precisely what I was after since tids and bits were the order of the day. Deferring once again to my OCD to make the choice for me, I ordered the first item on the list, \u201cSpiced Meat Roll\u201d in English but the Chinese characters provided more of a clue about what flavor profile to expect: \u201c\u4e94\u9999\u5377\u201d, 5-Spice Roll.<\/p>\n
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\nNot only was the seasoning distinctive, but treating the exposed sides of the cut roll to extra time on the grill definitely added to the experience. A cut above, as it were.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nFrom Chongqing in southwest China we travel to the Uyghur Autonomous Region in the northwest. (It\u2019s really not far \u2013 only three booths away \ud83d\ude09.) I\u2019ve written extensively about the oppressed Uyghur people who reside in the Xinjiang region and their cuisine. Booth #17, \u201cUyghur Tandoor Samsa\u201d offers several native dishes and almost all are accompanied by samsa, succulent meat pies filled with lamb, onions and cumin among other spices that are typically baked in a clay oven. Shown here in the wild…<\/p>\n<\/a>
\n…and domesticated (plated at home).<\/p>\n
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\nStay safe, be well, and eat whatever it takes! \u2764
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