Khuushuur
Sign in to saveKhuushuur (; ) is a traditional Mongolian fried meat pastry. It consists of a circle of wheat flour dough folded in half around a filling of minced or ground mutton, sometimes beef, and pan- or deep-fried. The meat is seasoned with onion and salt; some cooks also add garlic and pepper. Versions containing potatoes, carrots, or cabbage are less common.
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- Prepared food.name
- Khuushuur
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- Prepared food.image_size
- 250px
- Prepared food.country
- Mongolia
- Prepared food.type
- Dumpling
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Dough, meat (beef or mutton), onions or garlic, salt
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- food
- Country of origin
- Mongolia
- Material used
- wheat flour
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- MongoliaLastDay 153.JPG
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Khuushuur (; ) is a traditional Mongolian fried meat pastry. It consists of a circle of wheat flour dough folded in half around a filling of minced or ground mutton, sometimes beef, and pan- or deep-fried. The meat is seasoned with onion and salt; some cooks also add garlic and pepper. Versions containing potatoes, carrots, or cabbage are less common.
== History == Historically, khuushuur and related dumplings such as buuz and bansh are considered localized adaptations of Chinese dumplings. Wheat was not traditionally grown in Mongolia due to the nomadic lifestyle, but the influence of Chinese cuisine introduced dumpling-like preparations that became part of Mongolian food culture. The Mongolian name khuushuur comes from the Chinese , a type of shaobing.
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