Uyghur Food

Xinjiang Province is China’s largest administrative region and is home to the ethnic Uyghur population. Uyghurs are a Muslim Turkic ethnic group living within China’s dominant Han population. The area has been under Chinese control since the 18th century. Rich in natural resources, economic development of the region under Communist rule has been accompanied by large-scale immigration of Han Chinese. In 1949, Uyghurs comprised 82% of the population. Uyghur population today makes up under half. Xinjiang’s Han