How to Enjoy an Authentic Mongolian BBQ

Any tourists visiting Mongolia do not leave the county before they have tried the hotshot Mongolian BBQ. This authentic dish is a stir-fry of vegetables, meat, basic spices on a solid iron griddle on high flame. The chef read the temperature to be somewhere 300 ℃. How is that for starters?

The name of the dish does claim to be from Mongolia but it is taken from Taiwanese restaurants and modified over the years, since the dish is prepared on a large griddle, you will often see varieties of food items being cooked simultaneously on the same griddle. The chefs carefully cook each of the dishes by maintaining the flavours, and scoop them out separately onto the serving bowls. The restaurants in Mongolia offer a buffet system, which they named as ‘all you can eat’. The Mongolian BBQ is the ultimate dish to try after the Hotpot.
 The estimated cost of Barbeque is hard to put down because the prices keep changing seasonally. However, we have an estimate price, which will help you in decision-making. As the average lunch buffet is around $7 per person, which is quite cheap. The second kind of Buffer is the All you can eat and they will charge you around $10 per person.  If you are worried about your kids under age 10, then they are free to relish the BBQ in just $5.
 If you want to know more about this incredible dish and where it actually originated, this will help; you will be surprised to know that the dish is not from Mongolia. The Mongolian BBQ is originally from Taiwan; the dish was invented in 1951, and you can say that it a blend of Japanese flavors and Chinese stir-fry. The best thing about the dish is the variety, and the endless options in this dish can drive anyone crazy. Meat lovers do not miss the opportunity of relishing tender stir fry meat. The ingredients can also be customized according to your taste.
 • The restaurants select the ingredients to fry from the display. It is always the customers who make the selection and the ingredients are dumped onto the griddle.
• The selection of meat is the complicated part, and you will have to make the choice between chicken, turkey, lamb, beef, and pork. The list keeps the vegetarians in mind; the choices are cabbage, broccoli, tofu, onion and mushrooms.
• The bowl filled with ingredients is given to the chef; they add their choice of sauces and place them onto the grill.
• The griddle is mostly huge and two chefs can work at a time with several ingredients.  The food is easily cooked and the credit goes to the chopper and slicer because cutting the ingredients is also an art.
• The ingredients are cooked evenly for a set duration of time based on the selection by the customers.

The aromas of Mongolian BBQ will not only keep you drooling over the dish but also even after, you will keep asking for more.
 The idea of adding some toppings simply enhances the BBQ flavors, imagine sprinkling some of the tastiest toppings like:

• Sesame seeds
• Crunchy fried noodle
• Chopped, roasted, unsalted peanuts
• Almond slivers
• Chopped herbs: cilantro leaves, Thai basil, green onion
 If you are wondering about one favorite Mongolian BBQ, then you will not have to guess for long, the special delicacy in BBQ is the roasted lamb, it is a complete hit of flavors in the mouth altogether. The dish is also inspired by Muslim cuisines were the Mongolians seem to be obsessed with roasted lambs.

So, next time you are visiting Mongolia or planning to visit any time soon, do include the roasted lamb and cooked mutton into the food exploring list because these two are the signature dishes of Mongolia.

 Further Reading:
Best Mongolia Foods You Must Have in the Trip

Mongolian Desserts​​

Top 4 Mongolian Street Food​