Mian Fei Zi & Mi Chang Zi (Uyghur Lung and Rice Sausages)
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Description
The deepest, most fiercely loved traditional offal dish by locals in Xinjiang bazaars. 'Mian Fei Zi' involves pumping a watery wheat batter directly into a sheep's lung until it balloons, then boiling it. 'Mi Chang Zi' stuffs sheep intestines with spiced rice and liver. They are sliced and eaten together.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Sheep lung
- Sheep intestine
- Wheat flour
- Raw rice
- Sheep liver
- Cumin powder
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- (Astonishing Washing Technique) Connect a water hose to the trachea of a sheep's 'lung'. Pump water in and squeeze it out repeatedly until the lung turns pure white (Xian Fei). This completely purges blood and odor.
- (Mian Fei Zi: Lung Sausage) Make a watery wheat batter. Use a pump to inject this batter through the trachea into the lung until it balloons to its absolute limit, then tie it off.
- (Mi Chang Zi: Rice Sausage) Wash sheep intestines. Stuff loosely with raw rice, minced sheep liver (or meat), fat, salt, cumin, and pepper (loosely, as rice expands).
- (Boiling) Boil both in a massive spice-infused pot for
- hours.
- Once cooked, the batter inside the lung sets into a 'massive, spongy white block'.
- The stall vendor slices the lung and intestine into bite-sized pieces, splashes hot mutton broth over them, and seasons with cumin, vinegar, and chili oil.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Unique aroma of sheep offal and cumin、クミンの香り
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable - a completely unique dish)
Pairing
Xinjiang Milk Tea / Mutton Soup
Trivia
[Trivia] Shocks foreign tourists as the 'craziest sausage in the world', but it is the ultimate crystallization of the Uyghur nomad's wisdom of 'zero waste'—magically transforming an inedible lung into a feast using wheat batter.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Eat the two sliced offal sausages together. 'Mian Fei Zi (Lung)' has a mysterious, fluffy, bouncy texture like 'Hanpen or Konjac' due to the set flour. 'Mi Chang Zi (Intestine)' is packed with chewy rice and rich liver depth. The vinegar/chili oil dressing erases any funk.
Allergen
Mutton, Wheat