You
may choose variety of food
supplies in Mongolia . There
are a wide variety of restaurants
in Ulaanbaatar serving Mongolian,
Chinese, Russian, European,
Japanese, Korean, Tai and
Latin American foods.
Mongolian food reflects
the influence of Russia
and China. Dairy products,
breads and meat (primarily
mutton and beef) form the
basis of the Mongolian diet.
Some typical dishes include:
shorlog (Mongolian Barbecue
or shish kebab), horhog
(roasted sheep), buuz (steamed
dumplings with mutton or
beef), and guriltai shol
(mutton noodle soup). Food
is generally oilier than
you may be used to. Noodles,
rice and/or breads are likely
to be a part of most meals.
Although vegetables and
fruits are not widely cultivated
or consumed in Mongolia
, most meals are also likely
to include potatoes, carrots,
cabbage, cucumbers and/or
tomatoes. Fruit is usually
canned.
In general, it is difficult
to accommodate special needs
such as vegetarian or low
fat diets because an import
market for tourists is only
now developing. If you are
uncomfortable eating unfamiliar
foods, or feel you will
need foods to supplement
your nutritional needs (e.g.
non-meat based protein),
it may be useful to bring
your own snacks such as
Ramen noodles, crackers,
peanut butter, dried fruit,
cans of tuna fish, biscuits,
etc.