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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.


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