Hulunbuir specialty "shao mai" (steamed dumplings)

When you come to Inner Mongolia, besides eating the famous beef and mutton, it is essential to have shaomai. Just hearing about the shaomai in Hohhot is enough to make one's mouth water.

Shengxiang and Shaomai Restaurant

The store is not big, but the dumplings are very authentic. The thin outer skin can be easily picked up by hand and it holds its shape.

Halal Siu Mai House

Steamed dumplings are the main dish, delicious and juicy, especially when dipped in Hangzhou-style peppery beef sauce, it's so delicious that it makes you jump with joy.

Yanyan Halal Shaomai House

Shou Mai (steamed dumplings) in Hohhot is very famous. The thin skin and generous filling make it not greasy, and it is also a specialty of home-cooking.

Burnt wheat bun shop

Thin skin, tender filling, aromatic taste, beautiful shape, the finished product resembles a pomegranate, smells fragrant, and tastes sticky but not greasy.

Xiaoxu Yangtang Dumpling Noodle Restaurant

This shop only sells two types of delicacies: mutton soup and shāomaì. The owner is a pure Muslim and the shāomaì has thin skin and a generous filling.

Manxin Shaomai Restaurant

The locals love the shumai restaurant, which has reportedly been open for over a decade. They serve delicious and authentic shumai paired with tofu.

Wulijitara Milk Tea House

Baozi has a lot of beef, and the quality of beef and mutton in Manzhouli is absolutely good, without any gamey flavor.