LAODAO, a small independent restaurant located in South East London United Kingdom, we came from Xinjiang, North West of China.
Xinjiang is the largest political subdivision of China, geographically lies on silk road route which well-known as the first globe trade route in history, play a central role of trading and cultrual transmission between the East and West since Han dynasty. The route of the historic silk road ran through Xinjiang from east to the northwestern border, as Xinjiang borders Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
The cuisine from Xinjiang province in the northwest of China is a blend of Chinese, Central Asian. This mix of cultural cuisines serves up delicious dishes for any palate.
The use of chilis and other hot or numbing spices might scare you off trying some of these dishes. These spices are used to leave a light fragrant aroma and taste to the meat and vegetables cooked with them. These dishes are mildly warm and leave your lips with a light tingling sensation. So as long as you avoid eating the chilis, star anis and Sichuan peppercorns you’re in for a sensational treat.
We have compiled a menu of the most popular dishes amongst Xinjiang locals and foreign visitors to this part of the ancient northern Silk Road. As is custom in this part of the world, main dishes are usually served to share, often with shared side dishes and/or cold dishes to complement them.
Noodles have been a Silk Road staple long before Marco Polo brought pasta to the West, and our hand pulled noodle dishes are a tasty filler.
We hope to make our contribution to link the East and West by spreading the Xinjiang street food and Xinjiang culinary culture to local people here, just like silk road route did in thousand years ago...
