占国土面积六分之一的新疆，除了汉族以外，还生活着维吾尔、哈萨克、回、蒙古、柯尔克孜、锡伯、塔吉克等４６个共约一千多万人口的少数民族。由于每个民族都拥有自己悠久的历史文化和独特的饮食习惯，因此当地的传统民族美食品种繁多，不胜枚举。改革开放以来，随着新疆和外 Xinjiang, which accounts for one sixth of the land area, has 46 ethnic minorities of more than 10 million, including Uighur, Kazak, Hui, Mongolia, Kirgiz, Xibe and Tajikistan, besides the Han people. As each nation has its own long history and culture and unique eating habits, there are so many different kinds of local traditional delicacies. Since the reform and opening up, with Xinjiang and outside