A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-starry-sky-guide-1-jpg At a Nowruz table in a Yili village I watched a girl…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-starry-sky-guide-2-jpg The first time I bought baozi from a roadside cart near Toksun,…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-road-trip-2026-season-update-3-jpg I planned one whole loop around the second week of September just…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-starry-sky-guide-3-jpg The first time I watched a Uyghur baker pull a sesame naan…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-dapanji-the-big-plate-chicken-everyone-drives-for-3-jpg Dapanji – the ‘big plate chicken’ – is the dish that turns…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining hami-gateway-guide-3-jpg A Hami melon at the roadside in August is the sweetest thing…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-fuel-and-supply-guide-3-jpg Pull a round of samsa from a street-side tandoor and you are…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-food-guide-for-drivers-2-jpg A Uyghur auntie at a Gobi rest stop pressed a twist of…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining ulungur-lake-guide-northern-xinjiang-s-big-fishing-lake-3-jpg I assumed ‘lake fish’ in a landlocked region would be farmed mush,…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-08-10 · Food & Dining xinjiang-road-trip-budget-guide-1-jpg I used to skip breakfast to make an early Duku start until…