🍽️ Donkey Meat Yellow Noodle

Donkey meat with yellow noodles, a Dunhuang specialty.

Donkey meat yellow noodles are a specialty of Dunhuang, Gansu. The yellow noodles are hand-pulled to a leek-yellow color, springy and smooth, dressed with a gravy of diced donkey meat, mushroom and bamboo shoots, and served with a plate of sauced donkey meat. Dunhuang technique lies in the pull, thin yet unbroken noodles that hold the sauce; the gravy is savory and the lean donkey meat tender without being dry. Slurp the smooth noodles with rich gravy and taste the mellow meat. In Dunhuang, it is a signature for far-traveling guests: a plate of braised meat and a bowl of noodles, an honest Silk Road flavor reflecting local noodle craft.