Zhengning Lu Night Market

Lanzhou


One of Lanzhou's best night markets, this small pedestrian street is lined with vendors on both sides cooking up all manner of Silk Road delights. The mix of Hui, Han and Uyghur stalls offer everything from goat’s head soup to steamed snails, ròujiābǐng (肉夹饼, mutton served inside a ‘pocket’ of flat bread), lamb dishes seasoned with cumin, dàpán jī (大盘鸡, large plate of spicy chicken, noodles and potatoes), dumplings, spare-rib noodles and more.


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