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zozzen -

Rarely has I seen any westerners talking about Chinese Muslim's skewers and I'm wondering its
popularity among expats in china.

The most common type is goat meat skewer. The meat is sliced into a pieces smaller than a pinky
finger, seasoned with chili powder and a spice (孜然) originated in the Middle East, mostly
often around RMB1 for each.

People in the mainland china often have it with beer or rice wine and hang out with friends in a
small skewer restaurant at night.



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onebir -

I think quite a lot of expats like them, along with the huge plates of meat you can order in
Xinjiang restaurants...










Gary Soup -

Most Westerners like this kind of fare, but don't talk about it much because it's not particularly
remarkable or unusual; similar skewers are pretty easy to find in most Western countries, wherever
people from the Middle East have migrated.










heifeng -

In the US if you have a BBQ it's easy to make a few 'shish kabobs' as we call 'em...but usually we
throw on some sliced veggies. So this food isn't really that unique to me...in fact, I think I
like the different types of shish kabobs at home since they are marinaded. They may be out here
too, but usually the 5 mao skewers are just the simple basic skewers with meat, fat chunks, and
some sprinkled-on seasoning.

I'm a fan of actual grilled skewers out here, but not the fried ones...ewww. Although I'm a bit
weary of eating too much street food, particularly in the summer. On a whole though I do enjoy
eating them occasionally.

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Off topic, but I'll just throw it out here:
I wonder if there are injury statistics on the number of people who get stuck with their skewer or
other people's skewer ends in China. I mean eating skewers or tanghulu with the pointy end
sticking up and walking down a busy street must at least cause a few injuries each year ....










zozzen -

I tried "'shish kabobs" (we call it Brazil BBQ) in Hong Kong, mmm, but the tastes of local
restaurant is so-so.

In western world, what kind of seasonings would be added to "skish kabobs"? And what do you drink
when having 'shish kabobs'? People take skewers as a snack or dinner? Are there any famous skewer
chain stores?










venture160 -

I have seen the 串调料 for sale in American asian markets... I bought some and hurridly went
home and made myself lamb kabobs.. so good, It was missing the ever important taste of Chinese
coal bricks though










cdn_in_bj -



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It was missing the ever important taste of Chinese coal bricks though

I've often wondered about what kind of crap I'm subjecting my body to from eating food that's been
cooked with a coal stove/grill. Surely it can't be too healthy? But is it any worse than eating
food cooked with a wood stove? And don't get me started on those chunks of fat...










cdn_in_bj -



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In western world, what kind of seasonings would be added to "skish kabobs"? And what do you drink
when having 'shish kabobs'? People take skewers as a snack or dinner? Are there any famous skewer
chain stores?

Well I think they are usually marinaded in or cooked with some type of sauce, such as BBQ sauce.
But people do add seasonings depending on what kind of kabob they are making. If you like Indian
food you can also use Tandoori spices.

And of course, like with any kind of grilled meat, the favoured drink would be ice cold beer or a
good wine!

People will usually have kabobs at dinner or weekend lunches if the weather's nice outside (since
these need to be grilled outdoors), along with some other forms of grilled meat. Such as ribs,
chicken, lamb, or STEAK!

Oh man you have no idea how much I am craving a good steak right now!

I hate how the local 牛排 places here think that "medium-rare" means: cold and RAW in the
middle. It's so gross! And many of them also use baking soda to tenderize the meat (this is a
standard "technique" in Chinese cooking btw). Ack! I'm seriously considering getting an electric
grill and doing it myself!










tallynole -

I think that the whole chuan'r + beer tradition is one that the foreigners in China get used to
pretty quickly. I remember when I arrived here last year, that was one of the first things I did.
Some of the teachers at my school in nanjing had made a wednesday tradition out of it whenever the
weather was good.










venture160 -

Is there a place in China where people don't eat chuan'er?












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